"Panna"

corblimey · 09-10-2012 11:46PM #1

I was talking to a Cork based friend tonight and just happened to mention "Panna", but she had no earthly idea what I was talking about and even when it was explained, was still clueless. She was raised on Model Farm road until she was about 12 (in the 90s) and then moved to the Ovens area. I've lived in Cork since about 2004. How can this be? Is Panna northside slang or something? How does a Cork person not know Panna?

girl2 · 09-10-2012 11:47PM

corblimey wrote: »

I was talking to a Cork based friend tonight and just happened to mention "Panna", but she had no earthly idea what I was talking about and even when it was explained, was still clueless. She was raised on Model Farm road until she was about 12 (in the 90s) and then moved to the Ovens area. I've lived in Cork since about 2004. How can this be? Is Panna northside slang or something? How does a Cork person not know Panna?

What is panna?

GavRedKing · 09-10-2012 11:49PM

I thought Panna was well known slang?

SusieBlue · 09-10-2012 11:52PM

I thought it was well known too. I'm from the south side and I know loads of people who say it!

flintash · 09-10-2012 11:57PM

well if somebody explains what the heck is that, cause two corkmen cant answer me this . though, it could be my pronunsation

stacexD · 09-10-2012 11:59PM

Patrick street

Loads of people don't have a clue what I'm talking about when I say panna too

GavRedKing · 09-10-2012 11:59PM

Panna - Patrick St.

Stheno · 10-10-2012 12:00AM

The OH is from Youghal, I'm going to ask if he knows this

evilivor · 10-10-2012 09:06AM

corblimey wrote: »

I was talking to a Cork based friend tonight and just happened to mention "Panna", but she had no earthly idea what I was talking about and even when it was explained, was still clueless. She was raised on Model Farm road until she was about 12 (in the 90s) and then moved to the Ovens area. I've lived in Cork since about 2004. How can this be? Is Panna northside slang or something? How does a Cork person not know Panna?

Do you mean Pana?

gbee · 10-10-2012 09:10AM

Just shows you how much the City has really changed.

I'm sorry folks, and on my watch too, it seems we've killed off our City.

hoodwinked · 10-10-2012 09:51AM

I've heard people calling it pana but it sounds awful!

why people can't just say patricks street....

its not that hard to pronounce! :eek:

Anyway i find when talking to true corkonions about streets in town its nearly always the same Conversation

me - "ok i'll meet you on *insert street name* (say winthrop street)
them - "where's that again?"
me- "between patrick street and oliver plunkett street"
them - Blank stare
me - "the one with Mc donalds on it"
them - "the blue Mcdonalds or the other one"
me - "the other one, it also has Hallmark"
them - *sudden realisation* "oh there... its the one around the corner from Brown thomas?"
me - "yes" *dies a little inside*

Malari · 10-10-2012 11:24AM

It's an old-fashioned name for it though. I only know it because I have family that grew up in Cork. No-one my age has even used it except as a joke.

Roar · 10-10-2012 12:04PM

evilivor wrote: »

Do you mean Pana?

This.

Jon_459 · 10-10-2012 12:43PM

Does no-one remember "doin' Pana" on a Saturday afternoon??????

harry21 · 10-10-2012 12:48PM

From Cork all my like, never heard that in my life!!!!

Must have been the day I was sick in 3rd Class that they covered it. Damn, I knew it would come back to haunt me:p

Cape Clear · 10-10-2012 12:52PM

hoodwinked wrote: »

I've heard people calling it pana but it sounds awful!

why people can't just say patricks street....

its not that hard to pronounce! :eek:

Anyway i find when talking to true corkonions about streets in town its nearly always the same Conversation

me - "ok i'll meet you on *insert street name* (say winthrop street)
them - "where's that again?"
me- "between patrick street and oliver plunkett street"
them - Blank stare
me - "the one with Mc donalds on it"
them - "the blue Mcdonalds or the other one"
me - "the other one, it also has Hallmark"
them - *sudden realisation* "oh there... its the one around the corner from Brown thomas?"
me - "yes" *dies a little inside*

Yera go on away out of that! Where's you Cork pride gone boy?

leahyl · 10-10-2012 12:56PM

To be honest, I've only really heard people calling it pana in the last 5 years or so - before that it was just always Patricks Street to me - still is! And I'm born and bred in the northside of Cork City biy!:D

SprostonGreen · 11-10-2012 12:09PM

I'm from Sligo but I have heard of "Pana". Jackie Hurley was interviewing some City player on MNS a few years back and she mentioned it. Didnt know what it meant til now. Thanks Cork boards.

Padraig Mor · 11-10-2012 01:47PM

leahyl wrote: »

To be honest, I've only really heard people calling it pana in the last 5 years or so - before that it was just always Patricks Street to me - still is! And I'm born and bred in the northside of Cork City biy!:D

Same here. Being living here all my life and only heard it being called 'Pana' in the last few years.

pwurple · 11-10-2012 03:54PM

hoodwinked wrote: »

Anyway i find when talking to true corkonions about streets in town its nearly always the same Conversation

me - "ok i'll meet you on *insert street name* (say winthrop street)
them - "where's that again?"
me- "between patrick street and oliver plunkett street"
them - Blank stare
me - "the one with Mc donalds on it"
them - "the blue Mcdonalds or the other one"
me - "the other one, it also has Hallmark"
them - *sudden realisation* "oh there... its the one around the corner from Brown thomas?"
me - "yes" *dies a little inside*

^^
Blow-ins with their Brown Thomas instead of Cashes.

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Same here. Being living here all my life and only heard it being called 'Pana' in the last few years.

^^
How can this be? Must be a blow-in of some kind... Parents not from Cork maybe? Or not from the city?

hoodwinked · 11-10-2012 04:06PM

pwurple wrote: »

^^
Blow-ins with their Brown Thomas instead of Cashes.

^^

i knew i got that wrong but didn't want to edit it! :pac:

cookie75 · 11-10-2012 06:20PM

Is that the Cashes straight across from Cudmores !

Padraig Mor · 12-10-2012 11:07AM

pwurple wrote: »

^^
How can this be? Must be a blow-in of some kind... Parents not from Cork maybe? Or not from the city?

LOL. Father from the Marsh, mother from Douglas. I first heard of the term 'Pana' on PROC, and its use seems to have taken off as 'ironic cool' in the years since.

minidazzler · 12-10-2012 12:04PM

Among my friends we only refer to it as Pana ironically. It's usually just Patricks street. Or name a store.

gimmick · 12-10-2012 12:43PM

Padraig Mor wrote: »

LOL. Father from the Marsh, mother from Douglas. I first heard of the term 'Pana' on PROC, and its use seems to have taken off as 'ironic cool' in the years since.

The is no "ironic cool" about it. It is a well known Cork colloqualism. Its been Pana to me for as long as I can remember. Likewise Barracka.

Padraig Mor · 12-10-2012 01:43PM

gimmick wrote: »

The is no "ironic cool" about it. It is a well known Cork colloqualism. Its been Pana to me for as long as I can remember. Likewise Barracka.

And I never heard of Barrack St referred to as "Barracka" either and I'm from just around the corner! :rolleyes:

gimmick · 12-10-2012 02:07PM

You must have lived a very sheltered existense then. Or posh, very posh

Padraig Mor · 12-10-2012 02:13PM

gimmick wrote: »

You must have lived a very sheltered existense then. Or posh, very posh

I think that being from around the corner from "Barracka" would automatically exclude me from being posh!

gimmick · 12-10-2012 02:18PM

Posh is a frame of mind.

I'm from Togher and I heard of Pana, Barracka, the Shakey Bridge etc.

leahyl · 12-10-2012 02:42PM

pwurple wrote: »

^^
Blow-ins with their Brown Thomas instead of Cashes.

^^
How can this be? Must be a blow-in of some kind... Parents not from Cork maybe? Or not from the city?

My dad's from the Northside of Cork City and has never once referred to it as Pana! We're no blow ins!:pac:

Jon_459 · 12-10-2012 02:57PM

leahyl wrote: »

My dad's from the Northside of Cork City and has never once referred to it as Pana! We're no blow ins!:pac:

Too Posh then!

"Panna"

Comments