Places in Ireland that look like other countries

George White · 15-07-2015 03:08PM #1

Are there any places in Ireland that remind you or in your eyes look like other countries?

Ush1 · 15-07-2015 03:09PM

Tallaght, reminds me of the surface of Mars.

Crooked Jack · 15-07-2015 03:11PM

There's a load of places in Down, Antrim and Derry that remind me of Westeros and Essos

Sunnyisland · 15-07-2015 03:12PM

The terrain of the West coast of Ireland reminds me of the south west of portugal,except for the difference in weather.

George White · 15-07-2015 03:12PM

Tallaght is like Mars.
Especially the Square the glas pyramid.
And the little huts built around it.
I's like Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles brought to life.

shamrock55 · 15-07-2015 03:15PM

Glengarriff in west cork looks like it doesnt belong to ireland at all with all the flowers and trees that grow there that you dont get anywhere else in the country

castletownman · 15-07-2015 03:18PM

Roscommon is the Montana of Ireland.

Sparse, vast, backward and pointless

:pac:

RayM · 15-07-2015 03:18PM

On a sunny day, the DART line between Dalkey and Killiney doesn't really feel like Ireland.

And then you get to Bray and, oh shit, you're in Ireland alright.

biko · 15-07-2015 03:23PM

Moyross looks like Compton

Running Balance · 15-07-2015 03:24PM

biko wrote: »

Moyross looks like Compton

is Compton that bad??

Deathwish4 · 15-07-2015 03:25PM

The Lidl in Kilkenny looks just like the Lidl in Beneccasim, Spain.

George White · 15-07-2015 03:27PM

Apparently, Dublin looks like Savannah, Georgia.
http://thechive.com/2014/08/05/us-cities-that-resemble-foreign-countries-23-photos/
The picture chosen is vaguely reminiscent of Nassau Street, vaguely

kowloon · 15-07-2015 03:27PM

Some parts of Belfast look like Volgograd in the early 1940s.

Mint Sauce · 15-07-2015 03:27PM

realies wrote: »

The terrain of the West coast of Ireland reminds me of the south west of portugal,except for the difference in weather.

Especially some of the cliffs at its south west tip.

efb · 15-07-2015 03:29PM

The shape of Meath always reminds me of France

The Backwards Man · 15-07-2015 03:31PM

The beaches of Donegal remind me of the beaches in Tahiti, the Bahamas and the Seychelles. Only ours are better.

Reputable Rog · 15-07-2015 03:32PM

biko wrote: »

Moyross looks like Compton

Silly attempt at humour, Compton is a medium size quite diverse city with a strong commercial and employment base.
Moyross is a peripheral housing estate lacking in amenities, it is not very tasteful to make humour of the plight of the residents of Moyross.
On an aside I take it you haven't explored your own town in too much detail.

15-07-2015 03:54PM

Jobstown looks like 1981

Jotunheim · 15-07-2015 03:59PM

The Jervis Centre is more English than England. Temple Bar looks like any English drinking district full of pissed up yokes thinking they're being original by wearing pink stetsons and t-shirts with *hilarious* names.

Firefox11 · 15-07-2015 04:09PM

I understand that parts of Northern Ireland look like that game of thrones land.

Boom_Bap · 15-07-2015 04:12PM

Finglas looks like the Wild West at times. Most times.

Calibos · 15-07-2015 04:16PM

RayM wrote: »

On a sunny day, the DART line between Dalkey and Killiney doesn't really feel like Ireland.

And then you get to Bray and, oh shit, you're in Ireland alright.

I was going to castigate you for using this as an opportunity to knock Bray.....but then I remembered that we have always seemed to put our worst foot forward when it comes to the sights people see when they enter the town on the train. Used to be the fact that the train line passed through the municipal dump at the edge of Bray (Golf links there now). Now its 'only' the grotty factory at the harbour and the derelict rubbish and graffiti strewn cash&carry warehouse opposite the front door of the train station that lets us down. :rolleyes:

I always defend Bray as its a great town that for various reasons is underinvested in and has an undeserved reputation but that doesn't mean I'm/we're blind to the problems the town actually does have

keeponhurling · 15-07-2015 04:17PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Jobstown looks like 1981

Sorry, but the official name is "the ironically named Jobstown"

Mesrine65 · 15-07-2015 04:19PM

Bunclody looks like Chernobyl.

15-07-2015 04:20PM

There are a few villages in NI that would not be out of place in surrey in the UK.

DellyBelly · 15-07-2015 04:23PM

On another note I find a lot of Northern Ireland reminds me of the Republic of Ireland. Although the speed signs are in mph and not kmh

15-07-2015 04:23PM

keeponhurling wrote: »

Sorry, but the official name is "the ironically named Jobstown"

I thought it referred to Job from the bible, having to live there was one of his tests

Ush1 · 15-07-2015 04:27PM

George White wrote: »

Apparently, Dublin looks like Savannah, Georgia.
http://thechive.com/2014/08/05/us-cities-that-resemble-foreign-countries-23-photos/
The picture chosen is vaguely reminiscent of Nassau Street, vaguely

Does in it's hole resemble Dublin. Even in that picture we don't have those fire escape type balconies in Dublin.

murpho999 · 15-07-2015 04:29PM

Calibos wrote: »

I was going to castigate you for using this as an opportunity to knock Bray.....but then I remembered that we have always seemed to put our worst foot forward when it comes to the sights people see when they enter the town on the train. Used to be the fact that the train line passed through the municipal dump at the edge of Bray (Golf links there now). Now its 'only' the grotty factory at the harbour and the derelict rubbish and graffiti strewn cash&carry warehouse opposite the front door of the train station that lets us down. :rolleyes:

I always defend Bray as its a great town that for various reasons is underinvested in and has an undeserved reputation but that doesn't mean I'm/we're blind to the problems the town actually does have

Yes, and don't forget the seafront is like the Las Vegas Strip with all the casinos there.

ArnoldJRimmer · 15-07-2015 04:33PM

murpho999 wrote: »

Yes, and don't forget the seafront is like the Las Vegas Strip with all the casinos there.

Now come on, everyone knows the main st in Bundoran is basically the Strip with Donegal weather

Dunford · 15-07-2015 04:37PM

Conemara and Galicia

Places in Ireland that look like other countries

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