Originally Posted by Diawlbach

And into which of those categories do you place your good self...?

Blow-in terrier maybe ?

Originally Posted by former wesleyan

Blow-in terrier maybe ?

You have to go to the Marina so chief...

The city people I worked with got a great kick out of us " bog Irish' , town meant Midleton , going up to the city was Cork. Although the style around Midleton is good now , a couple of years ago on a work night out , the city folk came down and they had a laugh. Going out in Midleton they said was a black pants and top and that was dressing up .

Originally Posted by Red_93

Can't say I agree with that one at all. Some great suburbs in Cork with loads to do and you're almost never more than a 40 minute walk from town anyway unless you live around Maryborough Hill or Donnybrook or some place.

They did a great job with Ballincollig after the barracks was sold, I'll give them that. But Bishopstown for example...what is there ?

Originally Posted by former wesleyan

I live in the Blackrock area. Tell me what I'm missing ?

The Blackrock "area"? D'ya mean Mahon, boy?

Originally Posted by ruserious

Any proper Norries onboard?

Born and bred in Cork. The Northside at that. Never did have the accent though, not sure why. Went to a plethora of primary schools in the city and county and for secondary was shipped off to boarding school in the county, which I detested. Live in the county these days. Cork's great, only place in Ireland that comes close is Galway City. Lived in Dublin years ago, wouldn't again! Tralee's not a bad spot, spent a year there. Limerick's ok, spent a year there. Waterford isn't very pleasant, spent some time there at WIT. Derry is ok if not a little depressing, spent couple of months there, pre-ceasefire days. Of them all Cork and Galway really do stand out as the best two cities in the country.

Kerry people are gonna wanna throttle me for this, but here's a funny one:
Did you hear about the Kerryman who moved to Cork?
In moving he lowered the average IQ in both counties.

Originally Posted by ruserious

Cork is supreme in every which way you think about it. End of.

Well, it's now regal in every way - they did give the queen a great welcome.....

West Brit from Cork welcomes Queen to Ireland - YouTube

And remind me, did they used, at one stage, call Dublin people "jackeens"?

Originally Posted by former wesleyan

They did a great job with Ballincollig after the barracks was sold, I'll give them that. But Bishopstown for example...what is there ?

A myriad of different things my dear protestant. A shopping centre, a hospital, CIT, UCC (practically), Leisureworld, bars, restaurants etc etc. Plus it's not far from town.

Originally Posted by Red_93

A myriad of different things my dear protestant. A shopping centre, a hospital, CIT, UCC (practically), Leisureworld, bars, restaurants etc etc. Plus it's not far from town.

You forgot to mention the Road out of it