Cork City: its heritage and history.

[Schomberg]

I heard a different idea on it's origin. Don't know how true it is. The Munster Fusiliers were stationed in India in camps. Bands of Langur monkeys would raid the camp stealing things, wrecking tents and generally making a nuisance of themselves. Hence the term langer.

That's what I've always been told. The French thing is interesting though...

[ruserious]

Great thread! I wouldn't dowcha bai!

[bob3367]

I heard a different idea on it's origin. Don't know how true it is. The Munster Fusiliers were stationed in India in camps. Bands of Langur monkeys would raid the camp stealing things, wrecking tents and generally making a nuisance of themselves. Hence the term langer.

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Sean beecher has two ideas the above is the one that means penis.

The other one a disagreable person, could have derived from Elang, but who knows.

[Mister_Jinks]

I heard a different idea on it's origin. Don't know how true it is. The Munster Fusiliers were stationed in India in camps. Bands of Langur monkeys would raid the camp stealing things, wrecking tents and generally making a nuisance of themselves. Hence the term langer.

I heard the very same.

[former wesleyan]

Doubtless the origins of the term 'langer' will be definitively covered in one of our libraries this week.

[statsman]

"Sherup ya langer!" Just as slang is used in other parts of the country delivery and context is everything. It can be used as a term of endearment but also used correctly can be quite a put down.

The city has a lot of urban history which the library does a lot to preserve.

Check out these sites

Merchant Princes and Cork Past and Present

I hate to disappoint the Jackeens but Cork's city culture goes way back hence the depth and strength of identity and why everybody secretly wants to be a Corkman.

I like Cork a lot; it's my third favourite city in Ireland. But I can honestly say that I have never met anyone from anywhere else express a desire to be from the place.