The 'welcome to northern ireland sign'

veryangryman · 07-12-2017 7:17pm #1

You know all those brexit news items we see that sign...where is it? Never spotted it and im fairly sure ive used all the main crossings in my lifetime.

Also on a lighter note, there's something cold and functional looking about their road signage and line paintings on the roads compared to ours.

Jimbob1977 · 07-12-2017 7:21pm

veryangryman wrote: »

You know all those brexit news items we see that sign...where is it? Never spotted it and im fairly sure ive used all the main crossings in my lifetime.

Also on a lighter note, there's something cold and functional looking about their road signage and line paintings on the roads compared to ours.

The sign in Derrylin has bullet holes in it.

I think I might have seen one around Newry and Strabane

ballsymchugh · 07-12-2017 7:21pm

veryangryman wrote: »

You know all those brexit news items we see that sign...where is it? Never spotted it and im fairly sure ive used all the main crossings in my lifetime.

Also on a lighter note, there's something cold and functional looking about their road signage and line paintings on the roads compared to ours.

it's on the border of cavan into monaghan. they're sneakily trying to annex the rest of ulster.

hairyslug · 07-12-2017 7:23pm

I saw something on twitter last week when channel 4 had that piece about the drawing the border, the following day, they had a reporter and camera man over to interview people here. They struggled to find any "welcome to.... " signs, locals said they didn't last long once they were put up.

jojofizzio · 07-12-2017 7:27pm

Last time I travelled to Belfast on the M1 there was a big sign saying “Welcome to Northern Ireland “ at the border....no sign indicating change of jurisdiction on the way back...although maybe there was a (much more demure) sign saying “Welcome to Co.Louth”

Sofiztikated · 07-12-2017 7:29pm

veryangryman wrote: »

You know all those brexit news items we see that sign...where is it? Never spotted it and im fairly sure ive used all the main crossings in my lifetime.

Also on a lighter note, there's something cold and functional looking about their road signage and line paintings on the roads compared to ours.

The road markings in the north are horrendous now. ****e, worn, no cats eyes, no road side markings, and roads are in ****e in a lot of places. Long gone are the days that the roads in the North were better than here.

Working class heroes · 07-12-2017 7:31pm

It's in Greystones.

veryangryman · 07-12-2017 7:33pm

jojofizzio wrote: »

Last time I travelled to Belfast on the M1 there was a big sign saying “Welcome to Northern Ireland “ at the border....no sign indicating change of jurisdiction on the way back...although maybe there was a (much more demure) sign saying “Welcome to Co.Louth”

https://goo.gl/maps/dxyWgYogQAk

Where?

The Backwards Man · 07-12-2017 7:34pm

Every time they put them up they were sold to Corry's for scrap stolen.

True story.

Junkyard Tom · 07-12-2017 7:35pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

The road markings in the north are horrendous now. ****e, worn, no cats eyes, no road side markings, and roads are in ****e in a lot of places. Long gone are the days that the roads in the North were better than here.

If the north was a country it would rank 44th on the UN Human Development Index. Ireland ranks 8th and the UK ranks 16th.

The Backwards Man · 07-12-2017 7:38pm

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

If the north was a country it would rank 44th on the UN Human Development Index. Ireland ranks 8th and the UK ranks 16th.

No1 for electrical engineering though.

Zebra3 · 07-12-2017 7:39pm

ballsymchugh wrote: »

it's on the border of cavan into monaghan. they're sneakily trying to annex the rest of ulster.

Fantastic news!!

diomed · 07-12-2017 7:48pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

The road markings in the north are horrendous now. ****e, worn, no cats eyes, no road side markings, and roads are in ****e in a lot of places. Long gone are the days that the roads in the North were better than here.

I went to Northern Ireland in the 1970s for a bit of Christmas shopping (Belfast, Banbridge, Newry).
At that time I was amazed at how much better the roads were in NI.
I drove to Belfast two years ago and was shocked at how poor the roads are in NI.

NIMAN · 07-12-2017 7:50pm

Heading into NI, there should be signs saying "Welcome to the 18th century"

dxhound2005 · 07-12-2017 7:56pm

Fermanagh welcomes you, naturally.

blanch152 · 07-12-2017 8:00pm

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

If the north was a country it would rank 44th on the UN Human Development Index. Ireland ranks 8th and the UK ranks 16th.

As that index relies on GNI per capita, Ireland gets a falsely high reading due to the contribution of MNCs.

spurious · 07-12-2017 8:08pm

veryangryman wrote: »

https://goo.gl/maps/dxyWgYogQAk

Where?

https://goo.gl/maps/LH4Gk66GvpA2

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-12-2017 8:11pm

jojofizzio wrote: »

Last time I travelled to Belfast on the M1 there was a big sign saying “Welcome to Northern Ireland “ at the border....no sign indicating change of jurisdiction on the way back...although maybe there was a (much more demure) sign saying “Welcome to Co.Louth”

I travel the M1 several times a week. The welcome to Louth sign, I am familiar with but all that's on the NI side is a speed sign saying speeds in MPH.

Fann Linn · 07-12-2017 8:16pm

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Fermanagh welcomes you, naturally.

Fermanagh is great.

Except for their football.

Mint Sauce · 07-12-2017 8:19pm

Thinking there's one between Pettigo in Donegal, and Kesh in Fermanagh.

scamalert · 07-12-2017 8:19pm

best ones are on ennisk side one is f off u w@nkers written across some farmers stone wall :pac:

at least you know your over the border i guess

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly · 07-12-2017 8:34pm

There's a sign on a bridge outside Larne. It says 'Welcome to Larne' and has the acronym 'UVF' written below it.

I also spotted a gem at a slipway on the river Bann in Portadown. Some wag had painted an arrow pointing towards the water with the accompanying proclamation 'catholics wash here'.

donegaLroad · 07-12-2017 8:37pm

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Thinking there's one between Pettigo in Donegal, and Kesh in Fermanagh.

there is, its the a fore mentioned 'Fermanagh Welcomes you, Naturally' sign

http://bit.ly/2Bde44u

jojofizzio · 07-12-2017 8:39pm

Isaiah Mammoth Poem wrote: »

I travel the M1 several times a week. The welcome to Louth sign, I am familiar with but all that's on the NI side is a speed sign saying speeds in MPH.

They must have taken it down then....last time I was on that road is probably two years ago tbf...never understood why there was one on the way up and none on the way down

PowerToWait · 07-12-2017 8:48pm

Cue scores of moronically bigoted xenophophes posting'the same 'hilarious' posts about the 'nordies' being narrow-minded bigots.

Your Face · 07-12-2017 8:54pm

Fann Linn · 07-12-2017 9:15pm

PowerToWait wrote: »

Cue scores of moronically bigoted xenophophes posting'the same 'hilarious' posts about the 'nordies' being narrow-minded bigots.

Newstalk and Ivan is thataway>>>>>>>

dxhound2005 · 07-12-2017 11:17pm

Fann Linn wrote: »

Fermanagh is great.

Except for their football.

It's difficult for them. One half of the county is Protestant and the other half is water.

Capt'n Midnight · 08-12-2017 12:33am

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Thinking there's one between Pettigo in Donegal, and Kesh in Fermanagh.

Yes , but only on the main road. 350m away on the back road there's nothing.

Had a game of spot the border a while back. Heading north east from the B136 through Petigo and out the back road along the border.

When you cross into Ireland there's a big yellow sign warning you to "drive on the left", which is kinda confusing when you are already driving on the left and there is no explanation for the sign.

Crossed the boarder six times, turned around and crossed it another four times passenger didn't spot it once, or the side road where the border was 200m away.

Without GPS the only way to tell which side you were on was that the road signs changed shape or font or the tarmac was a different shade on the other side of the culvert.

topper75 · 08-12-2017 1:00am

Its a crackin wee border so it is hi

if you can find it.

Quackster · 08-12-2017 1:16am

jojofizzio wrote: »

They must have taken it down then....last time I was on that road is probably two years ago tbf...never understood why there was one on the way up and none on the way down

These 'Welcome to NORTHERN IRELAND - Speed limits in miles per hour' signs went up when we changed our speed limit signs to km/h in 2005 and there's been one on the A1 every time I've passed since then.

It's been a few months since I've crossed the border there so it could have come down recently I suppose.

donegaLroad · 08-12-2017 12:26pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Yes , but only on the main road. 350m away on the back road there's nothing.

Had a game of spot the border a while back. Heading north east from the B136 through Petigo and out the back road along the border.

When you cross into Ireland there's a big yellow sign warning you to "drive on the left", which is kinda confusing when you are already driving on the left and there is no explanation for the sign.

Crossed the boarder six times, turned around and crossed it another four times passenger didn't spot it once, or the side road where the border was 200m away.

Without GPS the only way to tell which side you were on was that the road signs changed shape or font or the tarmac was a different shade on the other side of the culvert.

That same yellow sign is up the road from me at the border, 'Attention Achtung, Drive on the Left' except now, the bottom half of the sign is missing so its just 'Attention Achtung'

A small bridge marks the border here, and a speed limit sign for km on the southern side. If you do a 180 turn on the link you'll see it.

http://bit.ly/2BOFJoC

wakka12 · 08-12-2017 12:57pm

blanch152 wrote: »

As that index relies on GNI per capita, Ireland gets a falsely high reading due to the contribution of MNCs.

Yeh they're very misleading. Because of that Dublin is considered like 20th most economically powerful urban area in europe..up there alongside London, Randstadt, Madrid , Paris :pac:

Boots234 · 08-12-2017 1:07pm

We were up at a wedding in Monaghan last week and are never ever that far north so we decided to go into Armagh on the way home. We went a back road from carrickmacross to crossmaglen and we hadn't a clue we had crossed the border until we saw a sign for a 40mph speed limit outside the village of Cullaville.

It was the same on the way back down, didn't know we were gone south until we saw a sign for Naomh Malach Gaa club in Louth. It was a pity as we were looking forward to seeing a Welcome to Northern Ireland sign and vice versa for the Republic

byronbay2 · 08-12-2017 1:28pm

Boots234 wrote: »

We were up at a wedding in Monaghan last week and are never ever that far north so we decided to go into Armagh on the way home. We went a back road from carrickmacross to crossmaglen and we hadn't a clue we had crossed the border until we saw a sign for a 40mph speed limit outside the village of Cullaville.

It was the same on the way back down, didn't know we were gone south until we saw a sign for Naomh Malach Gaa club in Louth. It was a pity as we were looking forward to seeing a Welcome to Northern Ireland sign and vice versa for the Republic

Jesus, you don't have much going on in your life, do you??

jojofizzio · 08-12-2017 6:45pm

As a matter of interest-when you drive into wales or Scotland from England (and vice-versa)is there a sign announcing the crossing into the new “territory “?

Fann Linn · 08-12-2017 6:49pm

jojofizzio wrote: »

As a matter of interest-when you drive into wales or Scotland from England (and vice-versa)is there a sign announcing the crossing into the new “territory “?

Yes. Croeso y Cymru, Welcome to England, Welcome to Scotland.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 08-12-2017 6:56pm

Fann Linn wrote: »

Fermanagh is great.

Except for their football.

2004 All Ireland Senior football Semi finalists I'll have you know.:D

That was the high point. Themselves and Wicklow are the only two counties on the island never to win a senior provincial title in either code.

citytillidie · 08-12-2017 8:01pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

The road markings in the north are horrendous now. ****e, worn, no cats eyes, no road side markings, and roads are in ****e in a lot of places. Long gone are the days that the roads in the North were better than here.

Depends on which side of the River Bann you are driving in

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-12-2017 8:03pm

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Jimbob1977 · 08-12-2017 8:08pm

Around Castledawson, someone has obliterated the 'London' from Londonderry on all the signposts with whitewash.

Just says derry

Esel · 09-12-2017 2:19am

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Around Castledawson, someone has obliterated the 'London' from Londonderry on all the signposts with whitewash.

Just says derry

That would be the Widgery whitewash.

Sephiroth_dude · 09-12-2017 2:27am

Maybe they should put Arlene Foster's face on a welcome poster.

Mint Sauce · 09-12-2017 2:37am

jojofizzio wrote: »

As a matter of interest-when you drive into wales or Scotland from England (and vice-versa)is there a sign announcing the crossing into the new “territory “?

There is anyway on the A55 from Chester to Hollyhead on the England/Wales border.

The 'welcome to northern ireland sign'

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