Most interesting fact about Cork that you diden't know about.

Dermighty · 07-05-2014 12:40AM

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Cork has a better wildlife park/zoo than Dublin.

No, it doesn't. Dublin zoo is world class

orangesoda · 07-05-2014 12:41AM

It was a Scandinavian strong hold, just like their Dublin friends

hjkl · 07-05-2014 12:42AM

is this username available wrote: »

I just realized I've read this entire thread in a funny cork accent

I read every thread in a funny Cork accent, being from Cork and all...

Mrs Garth Brooks · 07-05-2014 12:44AM

Dermighty wrote: »

No, it doesn't. Dublin zoo is world class

Ah but they let their ring tailed lemurs and some other animals roam free. I think thats great and better than Dublin zoo.

road_high · 07-05-2014 12:45AM

Whispered wrote: »

Some of the nicest people I ever met are from cork.

Defo agree. Cork people are in the whole lovely, saying that as a kilkenny man always get on great with cork people.
Dublin I'd have to say far less so. Some dubs can be very hard nosed with a silly sense of superiority vs those of us "from the country".

Sam Kade · 07-05-2014 12:46AM

A Cork man traveled and performed with Buffalo Bill's wild west show.

Rhys Essien · 07-05-2014 12:47AM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

when the british queen visited the english market with prince philip she picked up some hoover bags and philip had his iphone unlocked

Speaking of royalty,Princess Diana's family hailed from Cork,believe it or not.

diograis · 07-05-2014 12:55AM

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Ah but they let their ring tailed lemurs and some other animals roam free. I think thats great and better than Dublin zoo.

Im with hardluck, you get to pet kangaroos and penguins! and weird things i dont know the names of :P

Rhys Essien · 07-05-2014 12:56AM

Irish billionaires John Magnier,Dermot Desmond and Denis O'Brien were born in Cork.

Cork has Irelands only oil refinery.
Cork supplies around 10% of Irelands natural gas.
Cork has the most Pharmaceutical plants in Ireland.
Around 40% of baby food formula in the world,is produced in Cork.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 07-05-2014 01:03AM

It is the largest county geographically and the second most populated with over half a million inhabitants.

It is the only county that regularly wins All Irelands in both hurling and football. It has the best supported soccer team in the country.

It's scenery is nearly as nice as Donegals but it has far more little villages and nice towns dotted all around it which makes it more fun to explore compared to up there.

donegal__road · 07-05-2014 01:03AM

so no one remembers the mad-woman that used to direct traffic dressed in white.. what age is everyone here?

Rhys Essien · 07-05-2014 01:09AM

Dubliner cheese is made in Cork.:pac:

Sir Arthur Daley · 07-05-2014 01:12AM

donegal__road wrote: »

so no one remembers the mad-woman that used to direct traffic dressed in white.. what age is everyone here?

John Spilliane wrote a song about her, also from cork.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 07-05-2014 01:19AM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

John Spilliane wrote a song about her, also from cork.

Spillane did a good job on the song but it is actually a poem originally written by Patrick Galvin.

donegal__road · 07-05-2014 01:22AM

I dont know if Spillane is referring to the same woman in that song, but I did find a reference to her online:

‘The madwoman of Smoketown paraded in her white cowgirl suit, sequins aglitter, and directed the sky traffic of angry gulls.’

scroll to bottom of page in link

Sir Arthur Daley · 07-05-2014 01:24AM

donegal__road wrote: »

‘The madwoman of Smoketown

Never heard of a Smoketown in cork.

donegal__road · 07-05-2014 01:29AM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Never heard of a Smoketown in cork.

sorry.. just realised its a fictional place based on Cork in a book called The City of Bohane written by Kevin Barry, who had lived and worked in Cork previously.

zetalambda · 07-05-2014 01:32AM

The current city hall was paid for by the Brits as compensation for the previous one being burned to the ground.

Rhys Essien · 07-05-2014 01:35AM

Edward Mulhare who played Michael's boss in Knight Rider was from Cork.
Hollywood hellraiser Oliver Reed is buried in North Cork.
Angela Landsbury aka.Jessica Fletcher has a house in East Cork.
Actors Maureen O'Hara and Jeremy Irons both have homes in West Cork as does singer Tori Amos.
Donovan the singer/musician has a home in North Cork.

jellyboy · 07-05-2014 01:44AM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Only 2 hours by motorway.

you can't drive a motorway ya langer

By car its 3 and a half hours (includes stop for teanora and sandwiches )
Thats not near ,thats far away

SpaceTime · 07-05-2014 01:54AM

She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes refers to Cork born organised labour leader, 'Mother Jones'.

She was a little old lady and amazing orator who rocked the American elite and was known as 'the most dangerous woman in America' (in a good way).

She had a huge impact in improving workers' rights in the US and is probably one of the most significant social reformers in US history.

donegal__road · 07-05-2014 02:02AM

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Edward Mulhare who played Michael's boss in Knight Rider was from Cork.
Hollywood hellraiser Oliver Reed is buried in North Cork.
Angela Landsbury aka.Jessica Fletcher has a house in East Cork.
Actors Maureen O'Hara and Jeremy Irons both have homes in West Cork as does singer Tori Amos.
Donovan the singer/musician has a home in North Cork.

Noel Redding, who was the bass player in the Jimi Hendrix Experience for a few years, lived out his days in West Cork.

Lapin · 07-05-2014 02:55AM

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

It is the largest county geographically and the second most populated with over half a million inhabitants.

There are about 620,000 people in Co Antrim who might disagree.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

It is the only county that regularly wins All Irelands in both hurling and football. It has the best supported soccer team in the country.

Senior All Irelands? Seven Football titles in 126 years is hardly regular.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

It's scenery is nearly as nice as Donegals but it has far more little villages and nice towns dotted all around it which makes it more fun to explore compared to up there.

Nice scenery in Cork and Donegal true enough. But everyone in the world agrees that Connemara and the islands off the Galway coast tops the lot !

whatsthetime · 07-05-2014 03:01AM

Cork people think Dublin is a whorehouse

rovoagho · 07-05-2014 03:11AM

jellyboy wrote: »

By car its 3 and a half hours

What are ya driving boy, cattle?

biko · 07-05-2014 03:16AM

Along with most other coastal towns in Ireland vikings founded Cork about a thousand years ago.

Cookie_Monster · 07-05-2014 03:32AM

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Around 40% of baby food formula in the world,is produced in Cork.

funny, since not even 20% of it is produced in Ireland currently :eek:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/general/danone-expanding-in-cork-to-capitalise-on-2015-quota-cessation-211924.html

FixdePitchmark · 07-05-2014 07:44AM

A friend of mine who lives there put it well - "overconfident with nothing behind it".

Even look at thread - "diden't".

Overconfidence is great for certain things, but reality hits them in the face, when they go to a real city.

It is just 2nd city syndrome - most are aware - sadly some think the stuff they come up with is real "like".

Smart people from the place - there are a few if you look. Are just awfully embarrassed by the whole "Cork is great thing".

That Real Capital thing - was actually the most embarrassing moment. I was thinking - they actually believe their own bull****. Was a real celtic tiger thing too. T Shirts and websites, was there a bloody Cork Independence day at one stage

"Jesus".

The only good thing is, the people are fun and the county is stunning. But they sort of ruin the place with this rubbish.

Arthur Beesley · 07-05-2014 08:24AM

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Dubliner cheese is made in Cork.:pac:

Yeah, and it is ****.

keano_afc · 07-05-2014 08:28AM

Cork people generally copy what people in Dublin do.

Most interesting fact about Cork that you diden't know about.

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