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Ladies beach

  • 04-06-2016 07:54PM
    #1
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭


    in Salthill.
    Why is there no Gentlemens Beach?

    When will this appalling gender-named location be revised? How is this travesty allowed in the 21st century? #shocking


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  • #2
    misstearheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,159 ✭✭✭misstearheus


    First I've heard of it.


  • #3
    Cheshire Cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Cheshire Cat


    We could easily rename it to Lads' Beach, would that keep you happy?


  • #4
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Cheshire Cat wrote: »
    We could easily rename it to Lads' Beach, would that keep you happy?
    No.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Never mind Ladies Beach, I still want to know if it is Kennedy Park or Eyre Square.


  • #6
    Mrs OBumble
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    in Salthill.
    Why is there no Gentlemens Beach?

    When will this appalling gender-named location be revised? How is this travesty allowed in the 21st century? #shocking

    Because there are no gentlemen? #hyperbole


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  • #7
    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,275 ✭✭✭Your Face


    I like the name. Let's not rename everything just to pander to a few vocal idiots.


  • #8
    pablo128
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    in Salthill.
    Why is there no Gentlemens Beach?

    When will this appalling gender-named location be revised? How is this travesty allowed in the 21st century? #shocking

    Legend has it that the beach is named after a gentleman by the name of John Lady.

    You can climb down off the horse and sleep easy tonight now.


  • #9
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    That doesn't make sense.
    If it were true it'd be "Lady's beach", not "Ladies beach"
    Which actually should be "Ladies' beach"


  • #10
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,210 ✭✭✭pablo128


    biko wrote: »
    That doesn't make sense.
    If it were true it'd be "Lady's beach", not "Ladies beach"
    Which actually should be "Ladies' beach"

    ;)


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's actually a misnomer and misleading, because I rarely see ladies there.


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  • #12
    stampydmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,366 ✭✭✭stampydmonkey


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    It's actually a misnomer and misleading, because I rarely see ladies there.

    Meooooow


  • #13
    Rob Thomas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 490 ✭✭Rob Thomas


    We were only on about this last week.

    Where is it? I thought it was across from Grattan park but my mate insisted its where the steps are after Blackrock.


  • #14
    beach_walker
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    There actually used to be some separate beaches for men (I think one of the ones up farther up near Blackrock), for swimming in the nudes and stuff.


  • #15
    misstearheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,159 ✭✭✭misstearheus


    Just kick the wall lads and don't worry about anything else. :cool: :cool:

    /behappy


  • #16
    Aerohead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Aerohead


    Ladies beach was where the small shop is on the beach, at one time it was ladies only allowed there and only men were allowed to bathe at Blackrock


  • #17
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    I thought it was called Ladies beach because the water was shallower and more gently protected due to a breakwater.
    Either way its sexist and needs a rename! Now!


  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    snubbleste wrote: »
    I thought it was called Ladies beach because the water was shallower and more gently protected due to a breakwater.
    Either way its sexist and needs a rename! Now!

    The reason it's called ladies beach is sexist I think a priest or bishop back in the day said that's where the women should go as to not entice men ( I may be completely of but it's something like that) the name has stuck around till now and I doubt it'll be changed as it's engrained in memory


  • #19
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    connemara man wrote: »
    The reason it's called ladies beach is sexist I think a priest or bishop back in the day said that's where the women should go as to not entice men ( I may be completely of but it's something like that) the name has stuck around till now and I doubt it'll be changed as it's engrained in memory
    If that's the case, where are all the other ladies beaches around?


  • #20
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    There's another in Ballybunion


  • #21
    nuac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,767 ✭✭✭nuac


    At Mulranny Co Mayo there was an area on the western edge used by the local nuns

    The old GSR hotel had bathing/dressing huts on the eastern side. Still there in the fifties


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