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Woshy · 25-02-2015 11:50AM

coffeepls wrote: »

I think it's a Skerries thing..... my family go back 3 generations (of both my parents) in Skerries, but I myself haven't lived there since I was 3 years old.
However, that said, it would be pretty much a guaranteed thing that if I moved to Skerries tomorrow I wouldn't be a 'blow in'..... hilarious.
There's still a good few members of both sides of my family living there - scattered from one end of the town to the other. Quite a few are 6 feet under up in the graveyard too.

My grandmother lived in Skerries for the best part of 40 years before she died, but was originally from Armagh. My grandad was local, but she was always considered to be a 'blow in'. She used to call Skerries 'God's little acre' - like it was a separate land to the rest of Dublin!

Ah Skerries..... a strange place.

Skerries is a strange place! My aunts and uncles all live there and it's like it's own separate world or something. It just seems to suck people in - they act like it's the centre of the universe and it's almost impossible to get them to leave Skerries to met up etc

Meathlass · 25-02-2015 11:59AM

iDave wrote: »

Ah you see I'm a townie from Trim, were overrun with the fcukers :pac:

I remember hearing stories of near riots in Athboy back in the day when the galtees first moved over.

There's a Donegal road and a Mayo road in my local area - god forbid people would ever be let forget they're not locals :pac:

gozunda · 25-02-2015 08:44PM

iDave wrote: »

Ah you see I'm a townie from Trim, were overrun with the fcukers :pac:

I remember hearing stories of near riots in Athboy back in the day when the galtees first moved over.

Why the 'galtees'? the Galtee mountains are on the Limerick / Tipp border.

bjork · 25-02-2015 08:45PM

I usually charge 25 euros, but if he's sexy I'll drop for 15

weldoninhio · 25-02-2015 08:53PM

pojfexcsc wrote: »

Was in my local in Skerries with my missus on Saturday and a few aul ones came over and asked could they sit in beside us, no bother anyway and we got talking to them.

My girlfriends from Liverpool so ofcourse they got endless amounts of craic out of them with the whole scouse thing but I was talking to one or two of them for a bit, one oringinally from Finglas and the other Wicklow town and eventually they said "Ye sure your from Skerries?" I said "Yeah I've lived here me whole life but me ma and da are from Coolock and Crumlin" to which they replied "Ah so your a blow in".

Been called that before many times but is it just a Dublin thing or would ye get that anywhere? , majority of my friends families wouldnt be from here either, its just expansion during the 90's or whatever.

Just hadn't encountered atin like that in a long time so now's the time to share!

Its 3 generations in Rush until you aren't classed a blow-in. But living in Skerries, you should be thankful they see you as an outsider, who wants to be a goat?? :P:P:P:P

biko · 25-02-2015 09:21PM

It's a common expression around Galway anyway for non-Galwegians living here. It's not a loaded expression by any means here, just anyone not born here.

fleet_admiral · 25-02-2015 09:26PM

I was told in Arklow that you have to have 2 generations before you in the graveyard before you are considered a local.
I would rather be in a cell awaiting an ISIS beheading than be called an Arklow local tbh

Wabbit Ears · 25-02-2015 09:34PM

Worked in Eircom for 7 years and was still considered a 'blow in' by the ex-P&T lifetime workers there. Pack of cnuts.

Jake The Fat Ma · 25-02-2015 09:35PM

I moved into this village where I live now 10years ago next month. My wife is from here and I am from about 3 miles away.

On the first Friday night we went up to the local and you would swear we came down from mars. The band even stopped playing (probably).

But I have not stood in the place since.

Desolation Of Smug · 25-02-2015 10:27PM

I'm where I live for 28 years now. They still call us "the new people that moved into...". MOG. Our kids are born and raised here..they're "The Germans kids...".

My auld lad lived here in Ireland almost his whole life from age 25 to 80...he was vaguely German. Me? Not so much.

josip · 25-02-2015 10:49PM

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

I'm where I live for 28 years now. They still call us "the new people that moved into...". MOG. Our kids are born and raised here..they're "The Germans kids...".

My auld lad lived here in Ireland almost his whole life from age 25 to 80...he was vaguely German. Me? Not so much.

Heinrich, sind sie das?

Desolation Of Smug · 25-02-2015 10:59PM

josip wrote: »

Heinrich, sind sie das?

Nein, das ist es nicht ich.

josip · 25-02-2015 11:05PM

Nicht so gern?

Zippie84 · 25-02-2015 11:05PM

pojfexcsc wrote: »

Was in my local in Skerries with my missus on Saturday and a few aul ones came over and asked could they sit in beside us, no bother anyway and we got talking to them.

My girlfriends from Liverpool so ofcourse they got endless amounts of craic out of them with the whole scouse thing but I was talking to one or two of them for a bit, one oringinally from Finglas and the other Wicklow town and eventually they said "Ye sure your from Skerries?" I said "Yeah I've lived here me whole life but me ma and da are from Coolock and Crumlin" to which they replied "Ah so your a blow in".

Been called that before many times but is it just a Dublin thing or would ye get that anywhere? , majority of my friends families wouldnt be from here either, its just expansion during the 90's or whatever.

Just hadn't encountered atin like that in a long time so now's the time to share!

ah but... the important question is how come you've got both a missus and a girlfriend? :P

pauliebdub · 25-02-2015 11:08PM

It's common where I come from in Co Tipperary but only people who move from.the cities or large towns to the country and are viewed as different are called a blow in.

Big Wex fan · 26-02-2015 02:44PM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I was told in Arklow that you have to have 2 generations before you in the graveyard before you are considered a local.
I would rather be in a cell awaiting an ISIS beheading than be called an Arklow local tbh

I understand that. 2 generations before you could call yourself a 'wozzya'.

Mesrine65 · 26-02-2015 03:23PM

Strictly a Fingal thing.

Lived in Loughshinny for years & was always asked in that nasally Fingal drawl, 'so you're from Dublin?'

WTF, Fingal is Dublin

Lingua Franca · 26-02-2015 03:29PM

I hate that term. I've heard it many times and always, always in a nasty, sneering and dismissive context for the sole purpose of excluding someone when a genuine reason can't be found.

Babooshka · 26-02-2015 03:32PM

coffeepls wrote: »

I think it's a Skerries thing..... ....

She used to call Skerries 'God's little acre' - like it was a separate land to the rest of Dublin!

Ah Skerries..... a strange place.

Woshy wrote: »

Skerries is a strange place! My aunts and uncles all live there and it's like it's own separate world or something. It just seems to suck people in - they act like it's the centre of the universe and it's almost impossible to get them to leave Skerries to met up etc

....Shudda called it "Scaries"

LoonyLovegood · 26-02-2015 04:03PM

I'm still considered a part of the area I grew up in, despite the fact we left when I was four, I was born in Dublin and have only been back for daytrips since. It's what having half of your family buried in the local cemetery does! My Mam's considered a blow in there, despite her family all being from there, as is my Dad, but he's Dublin through and through. But yet I'm not...I don't give it much heed, people always like pointing out the one odd thing about any family.

Bio Mech · 26-02-2015 04:03PM

Its when your tire implodes.

Yeboah · 26-02-2015 04:09PM

moved approx five miles away from my home town to just outside the next village. I made the mistake of crossing parish lines, will always be considered a blow in. Strangely most people from this village end of moving vice versa to my home town and they consider themselves locals.

TheBeardedLady · 26-02-2015 04:21PM

I read thevthread title and first thing I thought was "Skerries" and low and behold....

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, OP. Skerries is hilarious for that ****e.

I don't miss that cliqueyness one bit.

harry Bailey esq · 26-02-2015 07:00PM

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Strictly a Fingal thing.

Lived in Loughshinny for years & was always asked in that nasally Fingal drawl, 'so you're from Dublin?'

WTF, Fingal is Dublin

Its very prevalent around Balbriggan too,our lad

TheBeardedLady · 26-02-2015 07:05PM

I've never met anyone in Fingal who wouldn't consider themselves a Dub. That's very odd. People would be very proud Dubs ime.

dd972 · 26-02-2015 07:12PM

Lingua Franca wrote: »

I hate that term. I've heard it many times and always, always in a nasty, sneering and dismissive context for the sole purpose of excluding someone when a genuine reason can't be found.

+1, reveals more about the people who use the term than the people they're referring to.

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