Small town Ireland.

offaly1 · 16-04-2011 10:46AM

Eugh...blow ins..pfft!!

only joking, head to the bridge house...you are sure to meet people there!!

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 16-04-2011 10:48AM

feelingstressed wrote: »

We saw that in 2004. Mayo fans scrambling and begging for tickets for the All Ireland Final, got a walloping from Kerry and a lot of the Mayo fans left the stadium well before the game was over.

Apart from a small minority who go to every game Mayo GAA fans are a shower of bandwagon jumping idiots. Apart from yours truly :pac:

chicken fingers · 16-04-2011 12:09PM

forever athlone

siniman · 16-04-2011 08:19PM

Cold light of day.... and comforted by a giant portion of curried chips - just need to stop moaning and put myself out there.

Dangerous Man · 16-04-2011 08:25PM

Shoot everybody.

Storminateacup · 16-04-2011 08:34PM

siniman wrote: »

.. giant portion of curried chips...

Where are they from?

Mike 1972 · 16-04-2011 08:38PM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Shoot everybody.

Sounds like an excellent solution.

Now what was the problem again ?

thisguy · 16-04-2011 08:42PM

dont know if you're into sports or not OP, but if you are there's all manner of different clubs around the town. As has been mentioned already the the GAA club would be an easy way in, but there's also Tullamore's Rugby Club, the Tullamore Harriers Athletic Club, numerous soccer clubs, a basketball club, and lots of 5 a sides in a few different spots that im sure some workmates would be involved in....failing them I think someone above me mentioned the Bridge House, just go get plastered in there you're bound to meet people!

siniman · 16-04-2011 08:43PM

Supermacs ... not fussy me when it comes to them - but would have loved an old 50/50 like we used to get in galway - half coleslaw, half curry sauce! fantastic!

MJ23 · 16-04-2011 08:43PM

Take the belt off your jeans, and replace it with baling twine. Drink Club Oddinge and eat hang sangwidges. Dont brush your hair or your teeth. Buy a 15 year old toyota corolla and put a big crack in the windscreen.
Do some or all of these things and you'll fit right in.

Storminateacup · 16-04-2011 08:50PM

MJ23 wrote: »

Take the belt off your jeans, and replace it with baling twine. Drink Club Oddinge and eat hang sangwidges. Dont brush your hair or your teeth. Buy a 15 year old toyota corolla and put a big crack in the windscreen.
Do some or all of these things and you'll fit right in.

You're a moron. Growing up in the country beats growing up in a council estate and thinking your more civilised because said estate is in dublin.

wonderfulname · 16-04-2011 08:54PM

siniman wrote: »

Supermacs ... not fussy me when it comes to them - but would have loved an old 50/50 like we used to get in galway - half coleslaw, half curry sauce! fantastic!

You should be, a friend of mine worked in there, the stories I've heard about that curry sauce make me ill... *shudders*

Storminateacup · 16-04-2011 08:57PM

do tell...

no_bother · 29-04-2011 12:45AM

wonderfulname wrote: »

You should be, a friend of mine worked in there, the stories I've heard about that curry sauce make me ill... *shudders*

was that recently???? had hankering but am now a little worried.

no_bother · 29-04-2011 12:47AM

Storminateacup wrote: »

You're a moron. Growing up in the country beats growing up in a council estate and thinking your more civilised because said estate is in dublin.

don't sweat the smart arses..... just don't assume anything about where they are from ... there are all sorts.

Celly Smunt · 29-04-2011 12:48AM

Storminateacup wrote: »

You're a moron. Growing up in the country beats growing up in a council estate and thinking your more civilised because said estate is in dublin.

i'd take the council estate to be honest,less chance of having a baby with your sister.

Orizio · 29-04-2011 12:52AM

There is no such thing as 'small town Ireland' - leave that black and white simplistic bollocks to the yanks.

Also, I believe Tullamore is an absolute ****hole of the highest order and hardly representative of Ireland as a whole.

Accents and some beliefs aside, people are often very similar the world over - something people in this thread will do well to remember.

no_bother · 29-04-2011 12:53AM

Orizio wrote: »

There is no such thing as 'small town Ireland' - leave that black and white simplistic bollocks to the yanks.

Also, I believe Tullamore is an absolute ****hole of the highest order and hardly representative of Ireland as a whole.

why?

Orizio · 29-04-2011 12:58AM

no_bother wrote: »

why?

Why what?

no_bother · 29-04-2011 01:05AM

why do you believe tullamore is an absolute '****hole of the highest order and hardly representative of Ireland as a whole. '?

Orizio · 29-04-2011 01:12AM

Reputation. And no one town can represent Ireland as a whole regardless.

no_bother · 29-04-2011 01:20AM

Orizio wrote: »

Reputation. And no one town can represent Ireland as a whole regardless.

Agreed re representation. Though reputation is a flimsy thing to make such a strong statement about. Am a blow in and its not that bad a town - is hard work to fit in anywhere.

dfx- · 29-04-2011 05:01AM

super-rush wrote: »

Ok i've changed the title so the thread can continue. To live happily in small town Ireland as a stranger you need to embrace the following three things.

GAA.
Mass.
Politics.

This must be true and why my current record for surviving outside Dublin but still within Ireland is 4 days I think, definitely no more than a week certainly :pac:

celtictiger32 · 29-04-2011 06:13AM

siniman wrote: »

i know this should probably be in the offaly forum - but i dont think this experience is unique to tullamore

how hard is it for non local people to meet friends on local towns such as tullamore - have just been talking to taki driver who insists all he dates are from outside the town - and it is not that big - and have been having some difficutly myslelf meeting and greeting locals - am notlooking for immediate friendshilp - but some bit of craic........ i guess ah is not the forum for this......but i meant to ask is this unique to tullamore or typical of small town .. have lived in dublin for 5 years - no hassle meeting people but here it is hard..

tullamore eh? i think you shoukd learn the biffo song and sing it down the local pub some night you'll have loads of people looking for you.;)

hondasam wrote: »

Op you could go to mass, meet lots of people there.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

suicide_circus · 29-04-2011 06:53AM

OP has got a real purty mouth

Big Nasty · 29-04-2011 09:59AM

Orizio wrote: »

I believe Tullamore is an absolute ****hole of the highest order

How can you say the above and this at the same time?

Orizio wrote: »

And no one town can represent Ireland as a whole regardless.

veryangryman · 29-04-2011 11:14AM

Storminateacup wrote: »

You're a moron. Growing up in the country beats growing up in a council estate and thinking your more civilised because said estate is in dublin.

3 thanks with a red card. I feel like a spectator where my team has just had a guy sent off, cheering him on his way amach

kkdela6 · 29-04-2011 12:39PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

i'd take the council estate to be honest,less chance of having a baby with your sister.

i beg to differ??

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 29-04-2011 12:43PM

I'm thinking of starting a thread about how much I love all corners of our island urban and rural and how we should forget our petty differences. I'd say it'll go down really well on AH.

endabob1 · 29-04-2011 12:44PM

Tullamore is grand, no different to the majority of country towns in Ireland, generally if you make an effort with people, they'll reciprocate. The simple advice is join a club of something you're interested in, there's lots of Sports clubs and a few decent pubs where I'm sure you'll be able to meet people.

Similar scenario; My brother lives in a similar commuter town that will remain nameless. He got involved in the rugby club, coaching underage teams because his lad was playing, he drank in the local pubs and made loads of friends, to the point where the locals regarded him as one of their own and would bitch to him about the blow-ins!

Small town Ireland.

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