Roscommon

Johnny Meagher · 29-11-2007 09:40PM

Bleedin' 'ell, I wrote a long post thanking all you people for your advice and encouragement, but it isn't here.
well thanks anyway, thanks for the specific advice, pubs and stuff, very good. took a flat on Tuesday, bit of a kip but ok, near work. going to move down over the next few weeks. (thanks I'll keep an eye on the People).
otherwise no complaints so far but not really living there yet.
I believe the OSI have brought a town plan but I got mine from google maps, a bit of printing and selotape but works fine

ok, right so thanks again! will let you know if I start the Moving to Roscommon blog!

thusspakeblixa · 31-05-2008 10:13AM

I have relatives in Castlerea, and whenever I go over I just find it hilarious that there's feck all to do! ''I'm bored'' ''Go on for a walk down to the prison''
...Classic

gebbel · 01-06-2008 04:59PM

whassupp2 wrote: »

best things about Ros' (ya i call it Ros') are:

the whole county has a max of about 3/4 sets of traffic lights excluding temporary road works ones.

The last time I lived in Co. Roscommon there were no traffic lights in the whole county. Where are these ones exactly?

bubblebutt wrote: »

things i'm proud of

my town (strokestown) has second widest street in europe after oconnell st dublin. i always used that one to big up "da town"

This wide street in Strokestown that you are proud of is a dump: tractors and farm machinery everywhere. A disgrace.

bubblebutt · 08-06-2008 03:00PM

gebbel wrote: »

This wide street in Strokestown that you are proud of is a dump: tractors and farm machinery everywhere. A disgrace.

ha ha you're right...... kip tastic

DenMan · 08-06-2008 03:13PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

The town or the county? The town is pretty miserable, in fact the entire county is miserable. No cinema in the county, shíte nite-clubs everywhere (Bar Rockford's in Roscommon town), etc. There's just nothing but pubs (which necessarily ain't a bad thing), boy racers and scumbags relocated here from Dublin who specialise in selling drugs, stealing, beating people into hospital, and coming in & out of Castlerea prison repeatedly! Actually they're what make me sick of the county the most, the fact that the scumbags think they're Tony fúckin' Montana coming into my town and thinking they own the place and got free reign on what to do.

Hey man. Just to a response to your post. I don't know of any Dubs who relocated to Roscommon just to race. I do a lot of CAD drawings for a few companies, one in Boyle. I am from Dublin myself and live in Sligo. One day I went into a bar just to kill a bit of time. (The Abbey).

Got chatting to the barman and he told me it is local people from the town who are into boy racing etc. He also mentioned a small heroin problem which the town has developed recently. All local dealers he reckons. No mention of any Dublin people. Seemed pretty upset about it. Just had to clarify that.

DenMan · 08-06-2008 03:16PM

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

I have relatives in Castlerea, and whenever I go over I just find it hilarious that there's feck all to do! ''I'm bored'' ''Go on for a walk down to the prison''
...Classic

Surely you can find a hobby to do. If your into music try learning an instrument and maybe set up a band. That would keep me happy. Also if your into writing maybe start a book or maybe find your nearest library and read. Plenty of things to do no matter how isolated it may seem.

gucci · 10-06-2008 10:23AM

bubblebutt wrote: »

3 pubs

1. silver eel in kilmore strokestown
2. keenans in tarmonbarry
3.gings in carrick on shannon (roscommon side)

Fixed.....nice place alright, but has lost bit of its charm since they done it up, purple onion next door is super though.

bubblebutt · 14-06-2008 12:54PM

gucci wrote: »

Fixed.....nice place alright, but has lost bit of its charm since they done it up, purple onion next door is super though.

purple onion is yummy!

EAFC_rdfl · 26-06-2008 04:36PM

somebody mentioned the go-karting there, is it the one out the longford road you meant? any prices for it, they have a website but its terrible IMO! Just wondering how much they charge for the grand prix??

chahop · 26-06-2008 06:11PM

The place is called ros karting they have a web site http://roskarting.com/ let us know hou you get on.

EAFC_rdfl · 26-06-2008 07:52PM

thanks for the reply. yeah i mentioned that website already in my first post, and how hopeless it is, all thats on it is a map and a few pieces of writing, I am after some prices? how much for a grand prix for example?

chahop · 27-06-2008 05:36PM

Did you ring the mobile number on the site?

RoscommonTom · 11-11-2013 08:36PM

lynnlegend wrote: »

i lived in ros unless your into sister loveing dont go there sorry that was cheap but really was there for 2 long long years only people who would go out with drinking with me were from galway and mayo dont get me wrong did not want to drinking with the sisterlovers anyway just to let people know the pro active thinking they have in ros they were thinking of build a farmers collage in castlerea but that might bring the wrong type of people to town drunk students we dont want that what could we build that would bring in desent people hmmmmmmmmmmmmm a prison billy bob john bob you sure got the brains in the family and if you are into sister loveing the ros female is bigger and more hairy then the male

sorry about the rant but my doctor says i have been scarred by my time in "ROS" and need to let my anger out so i cant really be held responceable for this

You sound like a angry man, its not that bad a place but it is bleak enough on long evenings like this

Addle · 12-11-2013 10:28AM

Roscommon is like everywhere else, it's what you make of it yourself.
It's certainly not lacking in anything.

biko · 12-11-2013 10:31AM

Please don't drag up old threads.

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