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The 'welcome to northern ireland sign'

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    #32
    donegaLroad
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    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


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    #33
    wakka12
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    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:


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    Boots234
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    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


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    #35
    byronbay2
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    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??


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    #36
    jojofizzio
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    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 “?


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    #37
    Fann Linn
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    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.


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    #38
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    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.


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    #39
    citytillidie
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    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

    ******



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    #40
    OldMrBrennan83
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    #41
    Jimbob1977
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    Around Castledawson, someone has obliterated the 'London' from Londonderry on all the signposts with whitewash.

    Just says derry


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    #42
    Esel
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    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.

    Not your ornery onager



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    #43
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,043 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


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


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    #44
    Mint Sauce
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    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.


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