Dodgiest places in Ireland

af_thefragile · 05-10-2012 07:19PM #1

What is the dodgiest place in Ireland you've visited?

A couple of weeks ago I was driving in Dublin and had to make a U-turn so I turn into this alleyway and was it dodgy! The sidewalk was covered in remains of what I can presume were burnt cars, the buildings had these mesh grills covering the windows and this barb wire like fence over the walls, it just didn't feel like a happy place to spend the afternoon so I quickly turned around get out the heck out of there!

So what's the dodgiest place you guys have been to in the country??

Pottler · 05-10-2012 07:22PM

Took the kids on a tour of leinster House. Well Dodgy. Shady deals being struck round every corner, I'd no confidence we'd get out without being mugged.

not yet · 05-10-2012 07:22PM

Your gaf....

Madam Marie · 05-10-2012 07:22PM

Easily..

http://tinyurl.com/96drvsj

dj jarvis · 05-10-2012 07:22PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

What is the dodgiest place in Ireland you've visited?

A couple of weeks ago I was driving in Dublin and had to make a U-turn so I turn into this alleyway and was it dodgy! The sidewalk was covered in remains of what I can presume were burnt cars, the buildings had these mesh grills covering the windows and this barb wire like fence over the walls, it just didn't feel like a happy place to spend the afternoon so I quickly turned around get out the heck out of there!

So what's the dodgiest place you guys have been to in the country??

yea , that group of 10 year old look well dodgy , you are lucky you escaped with your life

eth0 · 05-10-2012 07:23PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

What is the dodgiest place in Ireland you've visited?

A couple of weeks ago I was driving in Dublin and had to make a U-turn so I turn into this alleyway and was it dodgy! The sidewalk was covered in remains of what I can presume were burnt cars, the buildings had these mesh grills covering the windows and this barb wire like fence over the walls, it just didn't feel like a happy place to spend the afternoon so I quickly turned around get out the heck out of there!

So what's the dodgiest place you guys have been to in the country??

Any place in Ireland with a 'sidewalk' is well dodgy

123 LC · 05-10-2012 07:24PM

Dublin

Remmy · 05-10-2012 07:25PM

Drumcondra, loike omg.

Pottler · 05-10-2012 07:25PM

eth0 wrote: »

Any place in Ireland with a 'sidewalk' is well dodgy

It's easily done, you make a few wrong turns and bang, you're in the Bronx. Sat-nav has a lot to answer for. OMG, Northside, reverse, reverse!

dodderangler · 05-10-2012 07:26PM

Outside of any spar or centra or chipper after school

admiralofthefleet · 05-10-2012 07:26PM

Dolphin House, Dolphins Barn, south Dublin. Absolutely notorious

Ghandee · 05-10-2012 07:26PM

Let's all see who can slag Dublin the most, blah blah blah.

(thinly veiled is so last week)

Biggins · 05-10-2012 07:28PM

Shankhill (up North, in case there is another elsewhere in Ireland by similar name).
Was stupid enough at one stage (during troubles) to walk through it at night.
I must have been off my stupid head. Was full of youthful bravado - in truth I was probably an idiot!
It was well dodgy - or at least felt that way!

Ghandee · 05-10-2012 07:29PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

Dolphin House, Dolphins Barn, south Dublin. Absolutely notorious

Yeah, that place is so rough, even the dolphins have to go round in pods.:D

crazy cabbage · 05-10-2012 07:31PM

Dodgiest place in ireland = afterhours

af_thefragile · 05-10-2012 07:33PM

Ghandee wrote: »

Let's all see who can slag Dublin the most, blah blah blah.

(thinly veiled is so last week)

Well there's Southill in Limerick...
http://goo.gl/maps/JjSbN

Raekwon · 05-10-2012 07:34PM

Delmege Park, Moyross, Limerick

/thread

admiralofthefleet · 05-10-2012 07:34PM

Biggins wrote: »

Shankhill (up North, in case there is another elsewhere in Ireland by similar name).
Was stupid enough at one stage (during troubles) to walk through it at night.
I must have been off my stupid head. Was full of youthful bravado - in truth I was probably an idiot!
It was well dodgy - or at least felt that way!

the shankill here has some fairly rough spots too, especially shanganagh cliffs

bokkenspiel · 05-10-2012 07:35PM

Aladdin's cave in clonakilty (quite the tourist attraction, must see if you are ever there)

Pottler · 05-10-2012 07:36PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

Dolphin House, Dolphins Barn, south Dublin. Absolutely notorious

Yup - renovated a house right beside there, was there for 8 weeks working. Oh the fun. Fist fight on day 1 with a "character who dropped in to see us", my nads used to tighten as we rounded the turn to the house, I actually came to dread it as every day was grief day. But, if you come from there, I'd say it's grand, just not the place to be a builder. I also did work on student accomodation down in Limerick City, rough bit, Foreman said "floor it as you leave the site Pottler, ok". First time I wondered why, second time I floored it. As did everyone else. Hailstones comes to mind. Little shaggers were all only 10 and 11 as well.

Fight_Night · 05-10-2012 07:44PM

Dolphins barn, some council estate. Saw an old woman getting jumped. I was 10/9 and from a fairly sheltered middle class background so I pretty much shat my pants.

Fight_Night · 05-10-2012 07:46PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

Dolphin House, Dolphins Barn, south Dublin. Absolutely notorious

That's the one, very very rough.

Where To · 05-10-2012 07:48PM

Biggins wrote: »

Shankhill (up North, in case there is another elsewhere in Ireland by similar name).
Was stupid enough at one stage (during troubles) to walk through it at night.
I must have been off my stupid head. Was full of youthful bravado - in truth I was probably an idiot!
It was well dodgy - or at least felt that way!

Shankill's not the worst in fairness. I used to have a regular run to Mount Vernon of the Shore Road, that was always 'interesting' in the middle of the night in a DL car :pac:

cloptrop · 05-10-2012 07:52PM

The george pub on georges street . They all speak in a funny high pitched voice and the bingo callers are men dresseed as women . Stay away from the toilets .

My name is URL · 05-10-2012 07:55PM

Skellig Michael

bullets · 05-10-2012 07:56PM

The Chicken Hut Limerick on a Saturday night. anytime.
http://maps.google.ie/maps?q=Delmege+Park,+Moyross&hl=en&ll=52.682192,-8.656728&spn=0.00107,0.00327&sll=52.682368,-8.656945&sspn=0.008559,0.026157&oq=Delmege+Park,+Moyross&hnear=Delmege+Park,+Moyross,+County+Limerick&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=52.682193,-8.656729&panoid=BNjKV5t95NfI21VxMp5eSA&cbp=12,135.99,,0,4.06

~B

SEPT 23 1989 · 05-10-2012 07:56PM

I hung around some very dodgy areas as a teenager but the only trouble i really had was in so called middle class areas with young blokes from very respectable homes who were "acting" like scumbags

m.j.w · 05-10-2012 07:58PM

Where To wrote: »

Shankill's not the worst in fairness. I used to have a regular run to Mount Vernon of the Shore Road, that was always 'interesting' in the middle of the night in a DL car :pac:

Im from the north myself and was gonna post the exact same thing. worked in houses in both shankill and mount vernon and would have to say I was ****ting myself in Mount Vernon. The entrance is fairly inimidating and as far as I remember there is only one way out. Worked there for a day and would never go back

Wee Willy Harris · 05-10-2012 08:00PM

Was surprised that my area didn't fugure in the crime hotspots because it really does seem criminality is the pop culture nowadays. They must be taking it elsewhere

Far as I can see the only thing theyre sharp at is criminality, and it's in sharp contrast to how slow they are at everything else tbh. No wonder my brother fled to canada, dawned on him his friends were total plebs

sometimes it really dies have to dawn on us but I grew up before scangers broke; thank fook. Still, almost fell into it which would have been just criminal

Pottler · 05-10-2012 08:00PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

What is the dodgiest place in Ireland you've visited?

A couple of weeks ago I was driving in Dublin and had to make a U-turn so I turn into this alleyway and was it dodgy! The sidewalk was covered in remains of what I can presume were burnt cars, the buildings had these mesh grills covering the windows and this barb wire like fence over the walls,it just didn't feel like a happy place to spend the afternoon so I quickly turned around get out the heck out of there!

So what's the dodgiest place you guys have been to in the country??

I have to ask AF, how long does it usually take you to do a U-turn?

WoollyRedHat · 05-10-2012 08:07PM

The cliffs of Moher, defintely, if you fall off them, you're dead... that's well dodgy.

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