Republican/Loyalist Areas in the North

Leroy Lita · 24-12-2011 10:10PM #1

just out of pure interest, what are the biggest republican/loyalist areas up the north?
presume the likes of Crossmaglen, Bellaghy and Dungiven would be the big republican areas with the likes of Portadown being loyalist??

and in general, what is there big divides in towns up north? eg would protestants go to a certain pub with catholics going to a different pub ete etc

44leto · 24-12-2011 10:10PM

This is good thread to start on this eve.

mattjack · 24-12-2011 10:12PM

Certainly is.Will Santa visit Loyalist or Republican areas first ?

sebastianlieken · 24-12-2011 10:13PM

I live in Short Strand in Belfast, ach sure I think it's lovely!

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 10:14PM

mattjack wrote: »

Certainly is.Will Santa visit Loyalist or Republican areas first ?

That is a decision for the parades commission, who will first assess the current sit-ye-ashun.

Spunge · 24-12-2011 10:17PM

God* bless us, every one

*the catholic one

Sunnyisland · 24-12-2011 10:18PM

mattjack wrote: »

Certainly is.Will Santa visit Loyalist or Republican areas first ?

If he is in red he is going to loyalist and his elves who are in green go to republicans, we need a green santa up here and that's it.:)

Jonah42 · 24-12-2011 10:18PM

Dunno but if you ever meet an angry northerner mind ya ask them if they're a Catholic or a Protestant. Great icebreaker.

Also, only Catholics can cross the roads when the lights are green, and estates with Irish tricolours are actually Loyalist trying to lure in unsuspecting southerners.

John Doe1 · 24-12-2011 10:20PM

Leroy Lita wrote: »

just out of pure interest, what are the biggest republican/loyalist areas up the north?
presume the likes of Crossmaglen, Bellaghy and Dungiven would be the big republican areas with the likes of Portadown being loyalist??

and in general, what is there big divides in towns up north? eg would protestants go to a certain pub with catholics going to a different pub ete etc

Outside Down and Antrim=Predominantly Republican

Catholics tend not to go to Orange Halls and Freemason Halls
Protestants dont play GAA or carry pots of gold

mattjack · 24-12-2011 10:24PM

John Doe1 wrote: »

Outside Down and Antrim=Predominantly Republican

Catholics tend not to go to Orange Halls and Freemason Halls
Protestants dont play GAA or carry pots of gold

except late at night carrying petrol bombs flowers and stuff.

John Doe1 · 24-12-2011 10:27PM

mattjack wrote: »

except late at night carrying petrol bombs flowers and stuff.

No Surrender

Sunnyisland · 24-12-2011 10:28PM

John Doe1 wrote: »

No Surrender

:D up the santa,s

:D

pragmatic1 · 24-12-2011 10:31PM

John Doe1 wrote: »

Outside Down and Antrim=Predominantly Republican

Catholics tend not to go to Orange Halls and Freemason Halls
Protestants dont play GAA or carry pots of gold

Loads of catholic Freemasons.

pragmatic1 · 24-12-2011 10:38PM

Carrigfergus, Ballymena, Bangor. All fairly protestant.

Ghandee · 24-12-2011 10:38PM

Leroy Lita wrote: »

just out of pure interest, what are the biggest republican/loyalist areas up the north?
presume the likes of Crossmaglen, Bellaghy, coalisland, carrickmore, Toome, Swatragh and Dungiven would be the big republican areas with the likes of Portadown, Ballymena, Ahoghill, Culybackey, Kells, Ballyclare, being loyalist??

and in general, what is there big divides in towns up north? eg would protestants go to a certain pub with catholics going to a different pub ete etc

Helped your post. (slightly)

Betty hard to sum up a few areas though, I could name you staunch areas that most of you wouldn't have heard off. (small townlands etc)

Bit of a silly thread to be honest.

Herb Powell · 24-12-2011 10:40PM

Clough, Co. Down. Go there with a GAA jersey.

Ghandee · 24-12-2011 10:44PM

Herb Powell wrote: »

Clough, Co. Down. Go there with a GAA jersey.

Don't.

24-12-2011 10:48PM

Herb Powell wrote: »

Clough, Co. Down. Go there with a GAA jersey.

It is terrible that you can't, considering that Down are so well known for their football.

Also Down is now getting very well know for its hurling, it is becoming very popular with having two county teams.

Johnny Foreigner · 25-12-2011 01:51AM

Republican areas: West Belfast: Falls Road, Antrim Road, North Belfast, Ardoyne.
Loyalist areas: East Belfast: Newtownards Road, Shore Road, Glengormley. North Belfast: Shankhill. South Belfast: Sandy Row.

Republican Counties and towns: South Armagh (Crossmaglen), Derry (Bogside). Down (Newry) (Warrenpoint) (Downpatrick).
Loyalist Counties and towns: Antrim, (Coleraine) (Ballymena) (Lisburn), Armagh (Portadown) (Lurgan). Down (Bangor).

East Belfast is mainly Protestant so the Rangers supporters will drink in pubs there.
West Belfast is mainly Catholic so the Celtic supporters will drink in pubs there.

Union Jack flags and Red White and Blue painted kerb stones, and bunting, indicate a Loyalist area.
Tricolour flags indicate a Republican area.

Herb Powell · 25-12-2011 01:56AM

Portavogie, also Co. Down. Grand aul place for rebel songs

flanum · 25-12-2011 01:57AM

proddys/loyalists have big lips like ian paisley and there eyes are very close together, us cathilc taigs are all paddy looking like patrick kielty with big ears, avoid places called ballina... mallard... wait hold on... jaysus

Fromthetrees · 25-12-2011 02:24AM

Well, let me comment on my home county. The centre of Cork City, the northside, the southside, the east and the west of the city are all very Irish places, the suburbs of the city and all the country towns and villages of the county, the houses in the middle of nowhere in Cork, up the mountains or down the back of nowhere, god dammit when we're taken over by China beautiful Cork will be the only county that doesn't surrender, I've been on boards long enough to see a demented amount of anti-Cork posts from loads of people which is ridiculous, Cork people are intelligent AND are the proudest paddies you'll find which very few other counties seem to be.
Happy Christmas.

John Doe1 · 25-12-2011 02:33AM

Fromthetrees wrote: »

Well, let me comment on my home county. The centre of Cork City, the northside, the southside, the east and the west of the city are all very Irish places, the suburbs of the city and all the country towns and villages of the county, the houses in the middle of nowhere in Cork, up the mountains or down the back of nowhere, god dammit when we're taken over by China beautiful Cork will be the only county that doesn't surrender, I've been on boards long enough to see a demented amount of anti-Cork posts from loads of people which is ridiculous, Cork people are intelligent AND are the proudest paddies you'll find which very few other counties seem to be.
Happy Christmas.

Wrong thread mate:rolleyes:

G.muny · 25-12-2011 02:42AM

realies wrote: »

If he is in red he is going to loyalist and his elves who are in green go to republicans, we need a green santa up here and that's it.:)

Traditionally Santa did wear green, it changed to red because of coca cola ads. This can only mean one thing.

Coke cola is for loyalists.

Republicans like Pepsi.

Buceph · 25-12-2011 02:45AM

John Doe1 wrote: »

Wrong thread mate:rolleyes:

Every thread is a Cork thread, m8.

The sooner you learn that.

Beir Bua · 25-12-2011 03:01AM

When you see butchers apron bunting, painted curbstones and UDA/UVF/Loyalist flags and murals you are in trouble.

Everywhere else you will generally be grand, many Irish people have a unrealistic fear of the north, it is really a lovely place.

BB

Celly Smunt · 25-12-2011 03:03AM

Fromthetrees wrote: »

Well, let me comment on my home county. The centre of Cork City, the northside, the southside, the east and the west of the city are all very Irish places, the suburbs of the city and all the country towns and villages of the county, the houses in the middle of nowhere in Cork, up the mountains or down the back of nowhere, god dammit when we're taken over by China beautiful Cork will be the only county that doesn't surrender, I've been on boards long enough to see a demented amount of anti-Cork posts from loads of people which is ridiculous, Cork people are intelligent AND are the proudest paddies you'll find which very few other counties seem to be.
Happy Christmas.

it'll Still never be the capital however

bwatson · 25-12-2011 03:03AM

G.muny wrote: »

Traditionally Santa did wear green, it changed to red because of coca cola ads. This can only mean one thing.

Coke cola is for loyalists.

Republicans like Pepsi.

Pepsi = red, white and blue.

Carbonated soft Drinks are loyal!

Fromthetrees · 25-12-2011 03:44AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

it'll Still never be the capital however

Okay, why would being the capital matter, my point is Cork is Ireland personified yet countless Jackeens post how **** Cork is yet the reality is that it's an extremely Irish and lovely place in the context of this thread compared to anywhere else and it's exponentially safer than Dublin. Cork is by far Ireland's greatest county despite all the hate from people who don't live here, if you lived here you'd understand the real Irishness that flows through here.

25-12-2011 04:01AM

Leroy Lita wrote: »

just out of pure interest, what are the biggest republican/loyalist areas up the north?
presume the likes of Crossmaglen, Bellaghy and Dungiven would be the big republican areas with the likes of Portadown being loyalist??

and in general, what is there big divides in towns up north? eg would protestants go to a certain pub with catholics going to a different pub ete etc

I remember going back to a loose mate's place in Rathcoole a number of years ago. Google it, at the time we were on a very heavy weekend bender and it got to like 1 in the afternoon when I suggested we all go to some local for a bit more atmosphere. Lads didn't laugh, maybe on the inside they did but they did tell me you can't go anywhere with that accent. haha, bastards. But I remember going to get a bus to Belfast the following morning and asking the postman where to get a bus, dodgy look indeed but he led me the right way. Prob would have felt guilty had i been killed :pac:

Been to the Falls and Shankhill, walked around both but only drank on the falls, maybe a mental block who knows?

Mike 1972 · 30-12-2011 07:01PM

Theres no such thing as a "Republican" or "Loyalist" Area

If there was Ive been a Loyalist for six of the last ten years and a Republican for the other four.

Republican/Loyalist Areas in the North

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