Cork: “The Rebels” Also known as The Leesiders (a reference to the River Lee), Cork's GAA team nickname can be traced all the way back to the Tudor uprisings and the city's support of Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the English throne, in 1491.
People who live in Cork are called Corkonians, and they have their own particular accent (which is quite musical). They also have their own phrases and slang which can be a bit confusing and you will notice that we talk really fast too.
Residents of the city are referred to as Galwegians. The city also bears the nickname "City of the Tribes" (Irish: Cathair na dTreabh) because of the fourteen merchant families called the "tribes of Galway" who led the city in its Hiberno-Norman period.
In 1938 the British government provided in the Eire (Confirmation of Agreements) Act 1938 that British legislation would henceforth refer to the Irish Free State as "Eire" (but not as "Ireland"). This was altered by the Ireland Act 1949, where the English-law name of the state was changed to "Republic of Ireland".
In Irish, Galway is also called Cathair na Gaillimhe: "City of Galway". Galway city also has a reputation amongst Irish cities for being associated with the Irish language, music, song and dancing traditions - it is sometimes referred to as the 'Bilingual Capital of Ireland'.
“Cailín” is the Irish slang for “girl.” A lot of Irish people still use this word even when speaking in English. The plural, “Cailíní,” is also commonly used, for example, “I'm meeting up with the cailíní later on.”
Have you ever heard of the phrase "getting a 50"? It 'allegedly' means to be stood up and the phrase is. often used by listeners on the show when talking about. popular Cork slang.
In 2022, the largest religious denominations in Cork were: Catholicism (71%), Church of Ireland (2.3%), Orthodox (1.2%), and Islam (1.2%). Those stating that they had no religion accounted for 15.7% of the population in 2022.
Kilkenny is referred to as the Marble City, and people from Kilkenny are often referred to as 'Cats'. The seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ossory is at St. Mary's Cathedral and the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is at St. Canice's Cathedral.
Drum (Irish: An Droim, meaning 'the ridge') is a village and townland in the west of County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It is notable for being one of the only Protestant-majority settlements in the Republic of Ireland.
Offaly has the highest percentage of Catholics in the country at 88.6 percent, while Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown in South Dublin has the lowest percentage at 69.9 percent. 'No religion' is the second most popular religion in Ireland with 10 percent of the population (468,421) not identifying with any faith.
Ireland is split between the Republic of Ireland (predominantly Catholic) and Northern Ireland (predominantly Protestant). When a powerhouse like England plants settlers (like Scottish Protestants) to claim land, centuries of troubles ensue.
In common usage, it can mean the 32 counties that existed prior to 1838 – the so-called traditional counties, 26 of which are in the Republic of Ireland. However, the Local Government Acts define counties to include separate counties within the traditional county of Dublin.
It is one of the few cities in Europe that never saw its fortifications breached, withstanding several sieges, including the famous Siege of Derry in 1689 which lasted 105 days; hence the city's nickname, The Maiden City.
Tipperary is known as the Premier County, basically because they have a superiority complex and feel that they are the best at everything. Wexford are the same - they call themselves the Model County, because they feel their way of life is an example to all of us.
The word for “friend” in Irish is “cara”, and to say “my friend” is “mo chara”. When addressing someone as “my friend”, however, it needs to take on the vocative case thus becoming “a chara”. So, “Conas atá tú, a chara?” would be “How are you, my friend?”
The Constitution of Ireland of 1937, provides that Ireland (or Éire in Irish) is the official name of the State and following the enactment of the Republic of Ireland Act of 1948, in 1949, Ireland became a Republic.
