just a follow on from counties that belong in different provinces. dundalk in north louth is like living in armagh.when armagh won sam in 2002 the amount of orange bunting around was unreal. drogheda in south louth is like living in meath.small part of drogheda is in meath anyway but there is sum amount of meath tops around the town.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 26/04/2009 18:12:21    268345

arklow is an extension of wexford, bray should be dublin, carlow could easily be carved up beween laois, kilkenny and wexford. roscrea more of an offaly town.

barrow (Carlow) - Posts: 128 - 26/04/2009 19:03:48    268370

OLLIE
Dundalk townspeople would have been wishing Armagh's county footballers and big Joe well at the time and indeed I'm sure that they would do the very same should the orchard county find themselves contesting for All-Ireland honours again .However I couldn't say the same for Drogheda's townspeople well the majority of them anyway would not in my opinion be wishing the Meath footballers well at any time.

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 26/04/2009 19:32:00    268386

barrow
County: Carlow
Posts: 115

268370 carlow could easily be carved up beween laois, kilkenny and wexford.

Could you put some meat on those bones there please...geographically, historically and culturally they are poles apart....
Yours in being proud of one's own jersey,
Boxtyeater.

Boxtyeater (Leitrim) - Posts: 742 - 26/04/2009 21:23:59    268477

Athlone is another. Its in Westmeath, even the bit thats across the shannon, but their rugby teams (school and club) are in Connacht and there are lots or rossies and galway people in the IT.

wingwonder (UK) - Posts: 535 - 26/04/2009 21:33:39    268484

Ballaghaderreen. 100% located in Co. Roscommon. Way inside the border. play GAA in Mayo. Town split between Rossies and Rhubarbs

manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 26/04/2009 21:36:27    268485

well carlow town is virtually laois, mount leinster area are more wexford inclined and the rest of the county shout for kilkenny normally in the hurling particularly beagnalstown. although carlow people traditionally arch enemies with laois cause we are both useless and have admiration for our southern neighbours. thats not to say carlow people dont have pride in the jersey it just makes our summers more interestin if we invest a bit of support for kilkenny or wexford. u'll find most of carlow shout for kilkenny and most of wicklow will shout for wexford in days gone by i dunno if this kind of carry on goes on in less successful counties like mayo and tyrone for example do u lads shout for galway and antrim in the hurling. bundoran is another town u cud flip a coin on whether it should be leitrim or donegal. parts of north kerry have more of a limerick feel to it aswell.

barrow (Carlow) - Posts: 128 - 26/04/2009 21:59:39    268506

26/04/2009 18:12:21
OLLIE
County: Louth
Posts: 960

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drogheda in south louth is like living in meath.small part of drogheda is in meath anyway but there is sum amount of meath tops around the town.

Probably as many Dublin tops as there are meath or other foreign tops in Drogheda. Meath and Dublin tops are of those immigrants that had to come to Louth for a better way of life that they could never find in their home counties. We should make them feel welcome and celebrate the diversity that exists in Louth that they would never find in their own homelands.

And if wearing the tops of their homeland is what they need to do to establish their independence whilst abroad then so be it but remember they have come here to secure a higher standard of living that they could never enjoy in their native county. I for one welcome these forlorn immigrants.

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 26/04/2009 22:10:52    268514

Gorey...50 miles away from Dublin....nonetheless many many supporters of Dublin as is evident by jerseys everywhere

wex... (Wexford) - Posts: 253 - 26/04/2009 22:12:59    268515

Toomebridge in Co. Antrim should be in Derry, their heart lies there. Not really Antrim at all, more South Derry.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9818 - 26/04/2009 22:22:57    268523

ASHBOURNE..... IS RIGHT BESIDE FINGAL AND PLENTY OF DUBLIN PEOPLE HAVE MOVED THERE, INCLUDING THE GREAT JOHNNY LOGAN!!!

JOKERMAN (Galway) - Posts: 91 - 26/04/2009 22:26:47    268527

Bundoran in the southern tip of Donegal definitely has a Connaught feel to it, Sligo/Leitrim-esque. Enhanced by the weird mixture of a Donegal accent which sounds west of Ireland at the same time.. Some would argue that Buncrana has a Derry feel to it. Maynooth/Celbridge and Leixlip are like extensions of Dublin i think!

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1426 - 27/04/2009 00:29:02    268589

Ballygar used to play football in Galway and hurling in Roscommon (maybe they still do). The great Mattie McDonagh (the only Connacht man to win 4 all-Irelands) was from Ballygar. He played minor hurling for Roscommon against Galway and minor football for Galway against Roscommon in the same year..

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1034 - 27/04/2009 00:41:13    268598

Belleek is in Fermanagh, yet it should be in Donegal, however they do not want them. Trillick is in Tyrone, but should be in Fermanagh.

solano (None) - Posts: 501 - 27/04/2009 00:46:44    268602

Barrow, Bundoran is no doubt in Donegal. Not Leitrim! Kinlough in Leitrim is basically joined to Bundoran though. And most Leitrim people in this area speak with Donegal accents. I myself live on the border with Fermanagh and speak with a strong Northern Accent but would consider myself 100% Leitrim! Most people think I'm from the North and think I'm putting on the accent when I say I'm from Leitrim. Much the same on the Cavan border people in Leitrim there speak with Cavan accents around Glenfarne and down to Carrigallen. I was in college with 2 fellow Leitrim men and we all had totally different accents. Carrick-on-Shannon is half in Leitrim half in Roscommon as well.

Ludovic_Giuly (Leitrim) - Posts: 111 - 27/04/2009 01:55:33    268612

Ballaghaderreen used to be in Mayo many a year ago(1899) aparently the rates (form of land tax) were cheaper in Roscommon so the local landlord at the time got the border changed so his land would be in Co. Roscommon. Half support Mayo and Half support Roscommon, we got some great Palyers from there James Nallen, Pierce hanley until he left for Australia

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 27/04/2009 08:41:47    268639

isnt Limerick Junction not in Clare ?

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 27/04/2009 08:58:00    268644

In which county is Araglin? They play in Cork now, used to play in Waterford and some people tell me a part of it is in Tipp. I dunno. Perhaps some more informed soul can enlighten me...

shoulderghost (Limerick) - Posts: 863 - 27/04/2009 09:13:11    268649

Carrick-on-Shannon, Roscommon or Leitrim? There's a lot of Rossies playing their club football for St. Mary's in Leitrim.

leeh (Galway) - Posts: 29 - 27/04/2009 09:31:13    268653

is the moy in tyrone half in armagh?

speedy12 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 592 - 27/04/2009 09:40:46    268663