Very interesting read Chester, and I for one could not hope to match that.

In that GAA wilderness of Belfast former all Ireland camogie club finalists are called "Deirdre". Now who was she? Her of the sorrows or what?

Cushendall are called "Ruairi Og". Who was he?

And Ballycastle are simply named after local chieftains (or the local butcher) "McQuillians"

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 08/04/2009 23:26:36    252649

Rosmuc -Galway

Gaillimh2 (Galway) - Posts: 155 - 09/04/2009 14:30:56    253172

Na Piarsaigh are in Rosmuc. Does anyone know the origins of Man-O-War in Dublin? namewise.

Liatroim Fontenoy's in Down is another one

joel (Galway) - Posts: 45 - 09/04/2009 14:44:04    253192

cool boy frm wicklow

WONDER_KID (Tyrone) - Posts: 114 - 09/04/2009 15:47:53    253269

Oulart-The Ballagh

Whats that all about?

Plink (Monaghan) - Posts: 110 - 09/04/2009 16:09:37    253290

09/04/2009 16:09:37
Plink
County: Monaghan
Posts: 40

253290
Oulart-The Ballagh

Whats that all about?



two different villages Oulart and The Ballagh,in Wexford theres also Glynn Barntown (parishes of Glynn & Barntown),Oylgate Glenbrien (Oylgate & Glenbrien) etc etc

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 09/04/2009 16:23:16    253301

I'm not sure about the rest of the country but in Cork slang, a slash meant something specific, something that you train kids to do in their potties. Hence since my youngest days listening to Sean Og O'Ceallachain reading the GAA results on a Sunday night I used to roar with laughter everytime I heard him mention the Longford Slashers. I was a young kid then now I'm a grandfather and very mature and serious and Ha HA HA , Hee Hee Hee, Ho HO Ho oh i'm sorry ehm where's the delete button.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 09/04/2009 16:32:24    253319

How about Horeswood

Crumbum (Wexford) - Posts: 65 - 09/04/2009 16:32:40    253320

Horeswood is a place in South Wexford believe it or not,and believe it or not theres a village in South Wexford called Bastardstown,''editor i'm not messing and I know my limits),but the nuns got it changed to something else,but it still comes up as Bastardstown on the sat nav

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 09/04/2009 16:37:52    253328

in Wexford town thers also two shops called Hores stores & Hores photography

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 09/04/2009 16:39:54    253330

Annaduff, known as the duff

wait for it.................'UP THE DUFF'

not messing either, their fans shout it without as much as a smirk

BobMalooka (Leitrim) - Posts: 37 - 09/04/2009 19:08:40    253545

I remember playing minor football against a team called "Dee Rangers" think they were an amalgamation of Nobber and Syddan, anyone know if there still on the go?? Come to think of it Syddan sounds like a strange name itself!!

Thunderstruck (Meath) - Posts: 474 - 09/04/2009 19:48:42    253586

Corkcelt, Are you taking the **** out of us Slashers ?

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 09/04/2009 19:49:42    253588

A team in cavan used to be known as the ballyconnell holy terrors.

Dougal (Cavan) - Posts: 543 - 09/04/2009 19:54:44    253594

I always thought the clubs in Antrim had great names. Oisin's , Tir na nOg , Shane O'Neill's, Cuchullian's. All names with a real history to them, that's before you get into all the old Republicans.

I was trying to explain this to an English friend once. I told him the story about Oisin and the horse, about how these mythological figures could meet on the hurling field thousands of years down the line.

Probably shouldn't have ended by going "Chelsea, that's a **** name." though...

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 09/04/2009 21:15:04    253668

not a club but a place called newtownmoneenaluggah in Kildare

lilywhite93 (Kildare) - Posts: 32 - 09/04/2009 21:23:31    253675

Carrick swans,,, whats the swans about?????

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 09/04/2009 21:31:42    253679

patrique
County: Antrim
Posts: 2836


Being named after the starship enterprise like Nemo or something is a bit more unusual.

Think Nemo is something linked to North Mon school,,,,, come in Corkcelt

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 09/04/2009 21:33:44    253680

but the nuns got it changed to something else,but it still comes up as Bastardstown on the sat nav

Duffy,

Lovechildstown just doesn't have the same ring about it, does it??

paddywexman (Wexford) - Posts: 289 - 09/04/2009 22:08:48    253721

paddywexman
County: Wexford
Posts: 181

253721 but the nuns got it changed to something else,but it still comes up as Bastardstown on the sat nav

its still an address, friend of mine lives there

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 09/04/2009 22:19:54    253742