What is the most interesting fact about Northren Ireland that you didn't know?

Aquagakka · 09-05-2014 12:24AM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

How can I tell you a fact about NI that I don't know if I don't know it?

I would need to know it to tell you but since you're asking for a fact I don't know then I can't tell you because I don't know it.

Goodnight.

Aye. I think it originated from a topic about Dublin with a similar thread name.

J Cheever Loophole · 09-05-2014 09:00AM

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

In 1987 (the year after Ferris Bueller was released) Mattew Broderick was involved in a head on collusion in Enniskillen in which a local mother and daughter were killed instantly:

No pun intended?

failinis · 09-05-2014 10:49AM

orangesoda wrote: »

I know quite a lot about my homeland, especially ancient and medieval stuff.

The most interesting things I found out recently was that the Bronte sisters father was from Co.Down, they were descended from the Ó Pronntaigh clan in Fermanagh, a family of writers in the 17 and 18th centuries. Apparently one of the sisters had the ulster accent when she was at school.

Other fact is that Niall of the Nine Hostages ruled a kingdom, ranging from here to southern England when the Romans left, some say they might even have welcomed him. Niall may actually have been from Inishowen so that probably doesn't count.

Never knew that about the Bronte sisters.

I found out last year after reading into Irish mythology, we have a few "vampire" like creatures which could have helped to inspire Bram Stoker, as well as the more well known vampire stories from East Europe.

Abhartach is buried in Co.Derry (quoted from wiki)
In some versions Abhartach rises from his grave to drink the blood of his subjects, while the chieftain who slays the revenant is named as Cathrain. The hero variously consults an early Christian saint instead of a druid, and is told that Abhartach is one of the neamh-mairbh, or walking dead, and that he can only be restrained by killing him with a sword made of yew wood, burying him upside down, surrounding his grave with thorns, and placing a large stone on top of the grave.

Alongside Abhartach is Deard Due, a female blood sucker.

failinis · 09-05-2014 10:59AM

testicle wrote: »

And Limerick

Derry used to be an Island years and years ago.

Not sure if I can find the maps online, but the local museum have them.

As far as I can remember - a lot of the strand rd and foyle street area used to be flooded with the river Foyle and the Foyle reached around a good part of the "old city" area.

Does anyone know where to find more information, I cant find much.

onlyme! · 09-05-2014 11:34AM

The grass is always greener!

kingchess · 09-05-2014 11:51AM

sky is blue up there and grey down here

retalivity · 09-05-2014 12:32PM

When travelling the Northern Irish part of the N2 (A5) from Aughnacloy to Strabane, the distance between each passing town or village gets exponentially smaller the further you travel on the route (the distance between towns halves) -

Aughnacloy to Omagh = 31.2km
Omagh - Newtownstewart = 15.6km
Newtownstewart - Victoria Bridge = 8.3km
Victoria Bridge - Sion Mills = 4.1km
Sion Mills - Strabane = 2km

Yes, I have travelled this route waaaaaay too many times

Jimminism · 09-05-2014 12:46PM

Derryman checking in.

Only been down south once for a GAA game and seen a group of kids being called a bunch of Nordies for crossing a road too early in front of a hideous inbred 40 year old chav from Dublin.

Around half of the cars I see here in Derry are from the Republic. If only they would say half of the snidey comments they say on these boards to my Catholic friends face they would see how stupid nationalism is. It's taken me 25 years to even concern myself with the Republic of Ireland to join this board. You are insignificant to us. I genuinely don't know a single nationalist who is friends with a person from the Republic. From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader.

My view of the people from the Republic is that they are extremely insecure. They fawn over Britain more than even the Loyalists here in the North do. You also seem to think you're funnier than you actually are and I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

marienbad · 09-05-2014 12:49PM

Jimminism wrote: »

Derryman checking in.

Only been down south once for a GAA game and seen a group of kids being called a bunch of Nordies for crossing a road too early in front of a hideous inbred 40 year old chav from Dublin.

Around half of the cars I see here in Derry are from the Republic. If only they would say half of the snidey comments they say on these boards to my Catholic friends face they would see how stupid nationalism is. It's taken me 25 years to even concern myself with the Republic of Ireland to join this board. You are insignificant to us. I genuinely don't know a single nationalist who is friends with a person from the Republic. From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader.

My view of the people from the Republic is that they are extremely insecure. They fawn over Britain more than even the Loyalists here in the North do. You also seem to think you're funnier than you actually are and I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

Jeez, you sure learned a lot from one visit !

Jimminism · 09-05-2014 12:51PM

marienbad wrote: »

Jeez, you sure learned a lot from one visit !

"From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader. "

Miss that part above did we?

Not to mention I know people who have gone down south and seen coutless videos from down south. Scumbag galore it seems.

Donkey Oaty · 09-05-2014 01:14PM

Jimminism wrote: »

You are insignificant to us.

There's life down here Jim, but not as you know it.

jimgoose · 09-05-2014 01:15PM

Jimminism wrote: »

Derryman checking in.

Only been down south once for a GAA game and seen a group of kids being called a bunch of Nordies for crossing a road too early in front of a hideous inbred 40 year old chav from Dublin.

Around half of the cars I see here in Derry are from the Republic. If only they would say half of the snidey comments they say on these boards to my Catholic friends face they would see how stupid nationalism is. It's taken me 25 years to even concern myself with the Republic of Ireland to join this board. You are insignificant to us. I genuinely don't know a single nationalist who is friends with a person from the Republic. From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader.

My view of the people from the Republic is that they are extremely insecure. They fawn over Britain more than even the Loyalists here in the North do. You also seem to think you're funnier than you actually are and I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

All your Tatie Bread are belong to us.

onlyme! · 09-05-2014 01:19PM

In the north they like to over-hype every single event that comes to the country, no matter what it is they spin and milk it for all its worth.Take the giro for example, pink this, pink that, in the media its been going on for weeks.
up here thousands would flock to see two flies crawl up a wall in the titanic centre, when the media tell its a big event!

WesternZulu · 09-05-2014 01:21PM

Jimminism wrote: »

I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

I'd be willing to bet that you'd see 100x more petrol bombs/kneecapping's etc in Belfast.

turnikett1 · 09-05-2014 01:31PM

Jimminism wrote: »

Derryman checking in.

Only been down south once for a GAA game and seen a group of kids being called a bunch of Nordies for crossing a road too early in front of a hideous inbred 40 year old chav from Dublin.

Around half of the cars I see here in Derry are from the Republic. If only they would say half of the snidey comments they say on these boards to my Catholic friends face they would see how stupid nationalism is. It's taken me 25 years to even concern myself with the Republic of Ireland to join this board. You are insignificant to us. I genuinely don't know a single nationalist who is friends with a person from the Republic. From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader.

My view of the people from the Republic is that they are extremely insecure. They fawn over Britain more than even the Loyalists here in the North do. You also seem to think you're funnier than you actually are and I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

The times I've been to Belfast and Derry I have always met some nationalists who were highly resentful and pretty mean towards those from the south. Why is this

I'm going to go with insecurity/enviousness/feeling of being abandoned.

My girlfriend was met with some serious hostility when she spoke Irish in Belfast in the presence of some supposed "nationalists". They took it really personally and started saying shít like "Do you think you're more Irish than us? Are you trying to prove how Irish you are"? etc. I love Nordies and all but some of them have a serious stick up their arse

The Backwards Man · 09-05-2014 01:33PM

Jimminism wrote: »

Derryman checking in.

Only been down south once for a GAA game and seen a group of kids being called a bunch of Nordies for crossing a road too early in front of a hideous inbred 40 year old chav from Dublin.

Around half of the cars I see here in Derry are from the Republic. If only they would say half of the snidey comments they say on these boards to my Catholic friends face they would see how stupid nationalism is. It's taken me 25 years to even concern myself with the Republic of Ireland to join this board. You are insignificant to us. I genuinely don't know a single nationalist who is friends with a person from the Republic. From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader.

My view of the people from the Republic is that they are extremely insecure. They fawn over Britain more than even the Loyalists here in the North do. You also seem to think you're funnier than you actually are and I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

One word in this statement lets you down a bagful. Can you guess which one it is?

WilyCoyote · 09-05-2014 01:54PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

One word in this statement lets you down a bagful. Can you guess which one it is?

He/she sounds like a troll. A pretty stupid one as well. Possibly inbred

onlyme! · 09-05-2014 01:54PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

One word in this statement lets you down a bagful. Can you guess which one it is?

He doesn't say one!

sorry!!

Dr Turk Turkelton · 09-05-2014 01:54PM

Jimminism wrote: »

Derryman checking in.

Only been down south once for a GAA game and seen a group of kids being called a bunch of Nordies for crossing a road too early in front of a hideous inbred 40 year old chav from Dublin.

Around half of the cars I see here in Derry are from the Republic. If only they would say half of the snidey comments they say on these boards to my Catholic friends face they would see how stupid nationalism is. It's taken me 25 years to even concern myself with the Republic of Ireland to join this board. You are insignificant to us. I genuinely don't know a single nationalist who is friends with a person from the Republic. From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader.

My view of the people from the Republic is that they are extremely insecure. They fawn over Britain more than even the Loyalists here in the North do. You also seem to think you're funnier than you actually are and I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

No matter how many times I read this post it just seems to say "Hurdie Durdie Gurdie" over and over again.

guttenberg · 09-05-2014 01:55PM

So who guessed 9 pages before a thread on NI goes woefully O/T?

Random fact: Harry Ferguson, of Massey Ferguson tractor fame hails from County Down.

jimgoose · 09-05-2014 01:55PM

Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »

No matter how many times I read this post it just seems to say "Hurdie Durdie Gurdie sit-YASHIN!!" over and over again.

FYP.

orangesoda · 09-05-2014 04:08PM

Jimminism wrote: »

Derryman checking in.

Only been down south once for a GAA game and seen a group of kids being called a bunch of Nordies for crossing a road too early in front of a hideous inbred 40 year old chav from Dublin.

Around half of the cars I see here in Derry are from the Republic. If only they would say half of the snidey comments they say on these boards to my Catholic friends face they would see how stupid nationalism is. It's taken me 25 years to even concern myself with the Republic of Ireland to join this board. You are insignificant to us. I genuinely don't know a single nationalist who is friends with a person from the Republic. From reading these boards and the comments on your newspaper articles you come across as an even lower-class form of a Daily Mail reader.

My view of the people from the Republic is that they are extremely insecure. They fawn over Britain more than even the Loyalists here in the North do. You also seem to think you're funnier than you actually are and I'd be willing to bet you'd see 100x more fights/scumbags in Dublin than in Belfast.

It's been years since i've been over the border as well but there's a bit more banter here compared to british forums you have to admit, regardless of what country the people are from. You will find that the people who are bigoted towards us are people who hardly ever cross the border, or just cork chavs

orangesoda · 09-05-2014 04:13PM

turnikett1 wrote: »

The times I've been to Belfast and Derry I have always met some nationalists who were highly resentful and pretty mean towards those from the south. Why is this I'm going to go with insecurity/enviousness/feeling of being abandoned.

My girlfriend was met with some serious hostility when she spoke Irish in Belfast in the presence of some supposed "nationalists". They took it really personally and started saying shít like "Do you think you're more Irish than us? Are you trying to prove how Irish you are"? etc. I love Nordies and all but some of them have a serious stick up their arse

no we just don't like southern dialects of irish, hard to listen to, not culchie enough

orangesoda · 09-05-2014 04:20PM

failinis wrote: »

Never knew that about the Bronte sisters.

I found out last year after reading into Irish mythology, we have a few "vampire" like creatures which could have helped to inspire Bram Stoker, as well as the more well known vampire stories from East Europe.

Abhartach is buried in Co.Derry (quoted from wiki)
In some versions Abhartach rises from his grave to drink the blood of his subjects, while the chieftain who slays the revenant is named as Cathrain. The hero variously consults an early Christian saint instead of a druid, and is told that Abhartach is one of the neamh-mairbh, or walking dead, and that he can only be restrained by killing him with a sword made of yew wood, burying him upside down, surrounding his grave with thorns, and placing a large stone on top of the grave.

Alongside Abhartach is Deard Due, a female blood sucker.

There's no shortage of female blood suckers in Derry these days.

Yes. Patrick Bronte (the father) was a protestant with a catholic mother so is one of those rare cross-community heritage subjects.

The Backwards Man · 09-05-2014 04:33PM

I have one.The village of Eglinton was originally called Muff, and was virtually opposite the Muff in Donegal. Sailors used to love coming to Derry, Muff everywhere they looked.

jimgoose · 09-05-2014 08:59PM

orangesoda wrote: »

no we just don't like southern dialects of irish, hard to listen to, not culchie enough

Donegal Irish is fantastc - it sounds like Japanese. See ye, hai!!

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-05-2014 09:32PM

The Delorean car brand was manufactured in Belfast.

Northern Ireland are the smallest country ever to reach a World Cup quarter final, they achieved this twice in 1958 and 1982. They also qualified for the tournament in 86 going out at the group stage.

Up until 2006 they were the smallest to have ever even qualified for the finals, Trinidad and Tobago took this away from them.

karma_ · 09-05-2014 09:57PM

The lad who designed the Great seal of the United states was from the North.

09-05-2014 10:01PM

They sometimes stage burnings of the Ivory Coast national flag

WesternZulu · 09-05-2014 10:40PM

Londonderry is the only word in the English language where the first 6 letters are silent :pac:

What is the most interesting fact about Northren Ireland that you didn't know?

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