Mo Salah

[Irishnev]

We need a separate hurling/ irish sports thread

I cant wait

Bag humbug - you are a scouser, surely some Irish in there

[Irishnev]

That's some interesting background, I can understand. Even my friend who is Irish but with an English accent had a harder time.

My nan was born and raised in Cork so I can claim *some* heritage!

The people’s republic and true capital - I always felt an affinity towards you.....now I know why

[baitman]

Bag humbug - you are a scouser, surely some Irish in there

Only irish stew. The meal, not some hairy builder type

[Fivex]

Only irish stew. The meal, not some hairy builder type

[danperkins]

We need a separate hurling/ irish sports thread

I cant wait

We really don't mate, it's clearly a reject sport for people who know there is no point learning GAA, as Dublin are just going to win anyways. Nev obviously knew this growing up and thought to himself... I might aswell learn the wooden stick game and hit a poor mans tennis ball around a field

[Irishnev]

We really don't mate, it's clearly a reject sport for people who know there is no point learning GAA, as Dublin are just going to win anyways. Nev obviously knew this growing up and thought to himself... I might aswell learn the wooden stick game and hit a poor mans tennis ball around a field

Ha - didn’t the Dubs win the first hurling All Ireland.....I played Gaelic to a decent level but hurling was too much for me......was never good enough. Being born in the 30th Dec always meant I was playing against people a year older!

[Doc_Piptorious]

We really don't mate, it's clearly a reject sport for people who know there is no point learning GAA, as Dublin are just going to win anyways. Nev obviously knew this growing up and thought to himself... I might aswell learn the wooden stick game and hit a poor mans tennis ball around a field

And you wonder why we hate the Dubs

[Doc_Piptorious]

Bantry is a lovely part of Cork - deeper West Cork up there with the most beautiful places in Ireland and that is saying something - I went there on holidays for years as a child. Sorry about the ‘welcome’ - still a lot of bad sentiment years ago against English people especially in rural Ireland. There was a large English/foreign community (artist/hippy types ) in remote West Cork in the 80s.......it was the scene of an infamous murder that was never solved if Sophie Tuscan du Plantier.......a good audiobook series in audible about it called West Cork

As with hurling - it’s a real mans game

It really is. That whole stretch from Bantry to Glengariff is lovely. There is a little spot about half way between the two called Snave Pier where I used to go kayaking and the view on the water is simply breath taking close to sunset as the sea looks like it is on fire.


And go further up the coast and you get gems like Clonakility and the wonderful town of Kinsale, especially if food is your thing. To be fair the Cork coastline from Kinsale right down as far as Glengariff is all a win. Some of the East Cork coastline areas are not half bad either although they do pale in comparison to West Cork.

For me Cork is the one county in Ireland that pretty much has something for everyone. Cracking city with a great range of amenities but also an amazing countryside that is rivalled maybe only by parts of Kerry and Wicklow in terms of large swaths of natural beauty.

[Doc_Piptorious]

The people’s republic and true capital - I always felt an affinity towards you.....now I know why

Don't forget the colour associated with Cork either. There is a reason Cork has Red and Dublin has blue. Easier to spot bitters when you make all of them wear blue :P

[Shaggy]

Up the Dubs!

(and Kerry)

[Doc_Piptorious]

Up the Dubs!

(and Kerry)

The Kerry bit from you has thrown me

[Fosterbloke]

The people’s republic and true capital - I always felt an affinity towards you.....now I know why

[Shaggy]

The Kerry bit from you has thrown me

My Nana was from Kerry but moved to Dublin, where my Mum was born and raised. All my Nan's side are still in Kerry, thousands of em spread around between Killorglin, Glenbeigh etc. Incredible part of the world.

[Doc_Piptorious]

My Nana was from Kerry but moved to Dublin, where my Mum was born and raised. All my Nan's side are still in Kerry, thousands of em spread around between Killorglin, Glenbeigh etc. Incredible part of the world.

We will take you and your mom as having Kerry blood in ya both then and we shall just ignore that bit about Dublin.

[Shaggy]

I'm drowning in Kerry blood mate, its ace