whats your county?? (74)
little_missOffaly, Ireland81 Threads 1,701 Postsok theres the banner, the faithful, the lake county ... whats urs??
little_miss: ok theres the banner, the faithful, the lake county ... whats urs??
Hi Little Miss
The Rebel County of course.....little_miss: ok theres the banner, the faithful, the lake county ... whats urs??
Cork girl
It has a milder climate, and I love the coast line, it's beauty is inspiring. Then there's the freedom of space, that is West Cork! Need I say more?
Fraya: Hi Little Miss The Rebel County of course.....
of course!! i know a few rebels down there alright!!
Fraya: Hi Little Miss The Rebel County of course.....
Oh and that too! Up Cork ! 
Mind you, it helps that we are rebels!
Irishminx: Oh and that too! Up Cork ! Mind you, it helps that we are rebels!
A fearless, crazy lot we are. its the W/Cork influence I think
little_miss: of course!! i know a few rebels down there alright!!
I know a few from your end as well. A small county with a big heart.
Never really knew story behind the Banner County so found this:
In the last century as population of the county became more politicized the custom of carrying banners to political meetings became widespread. Thus many banners welcomed Daniel O'Connell at the Clare election of 1828 and the freeholders of the county marched behind banners to the Ennis courthouse to cast their votes for O'Connell on that occasion.
In Ennis most trade guilds had their own banners: bakers, butchers, brogue makers, coopers, nailers, dyers, masons, harness makers, cartwrights, stone cutters etc. all competed to produce the most handsome of banners. At the inaugeration of the O'Connell monument in Ennis in 1865 thirteen different guilds carried banners, each representing the attributes of their particular trade. That this represented a long tradition in the town is not in doubt since, on that occasion, the brogue makers' guild carried a flag that had first been unfurled in 1726.
(Banners)were carried along the streets to greet the various dignitaries that visited the town in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Politicians like Parnell and de Valera were greeted by hosts of banners. It is easy to see then in the political excitement of the times how the county acquired the name 'the banner county'. The reason the name stuck with Clare, I would suggest, was that custom of greeting politicians with banners, particularly at election time, survived longer in Clare than in other counties. The Parnellite and de Valera eras coincided with the rise of the GAA and the name soon transferred to the county's hurling and football teams.
In the last century as population of the county became more politicized the custom of carrying banners to political meetings became widespread. Thus many banners welcomed Daniel O'Connell at the Clare election of 1828 and the freeholders of the county marched behind banners to the Ennis courthouse to cast their votes for O'Connell on that occasion.
In Ennis most trade guilds had their own banners: bakers, butchers, brogue makers, coopers, nailers, dyers, masons, harness makers, cartwrights, stone cutters etc. all competed to produce the most handsome of banners. At the inaugeration of the O'Connell monument in Ennis in 1865 thirteen different guilds carried banners, each representing the attributes of their particular trade. That this represented a long tradition in the town is not in doubt since, on that occasion, the brogue makers' guild carried a flag that had first been unfurled in 1726.
(Banners)were carried along the streets to greet the various dignitaries that visited the town in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Politicians like Parnell and de Valera were greeted by hosts of banners. It is easy to see then in the political excitement of the times how the county acquired the name 'the banner county'. The reason the name stuck with Clare, I would suggest, was that custom of greeting politicians with banners, particularly at election time, survived longer in Clare than in other counties. The Parnellite and de Valera eras coincided with the rise of the GAA and the name soon transferred to the county's hurling and football teams.
little_miss: Never really knew story behind the Banner County so found this:
In the last century as population of the county became more politicized the custom of carrying banners to political meetings became widespread. Thus many banners welcomed Daniel O'Connell at the Clare election of 1828 and the freeholders of the county marched behind banners to the Ennis courthouse to cast their votes for O'Connell on that occasion.
In Ennis most trade guilds had their own banners: bakers, butchers, brogue makers, coopers, nailers, dyers, masons, harness makers, cartwrights, stone cutters etc. all competed to produce the most handsome of banners. At the inaugeration of the O'Connell monument in Ennis in 1865 thirteen different guilds carried banners, each representing the attributes of their particular trade. That this represented a long tradition in the town is not in doubt since, on that occasion, the brogue makers' guild carried a flag that had first been unfurled in 1726.
(Banners)were carried along the streets to greet the various dignitaries that visited the town in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Politicians like Parnell and de Valera were greeted by hosts of banners. It is easy to see then in the political excitement of the times how the county acquired the name 'the banner county'. The reason the name stuck with Clare, I would suggest, was that custom of greeting politicians with banners, particularly at election time, survived longer in Clare than in other counties. The Parnellite and de Valera eras coincided with the rise of the GAA and the name soon transferred to the county's hurling and football teams.
In the last century as population of the county became more politicized the custom of carrying banners to political meetings became widespread. Thus many banners welcomed Daniel O'Connell at the Clare election of 1828 and the freeholders of the county marched behind banners to the Ennis courthouse to cast their votes for O'Connell on that occasion.
In Ennis most trade guilds had their own banners: bakers, butchers, brogue makers, coopers, nailers, dyers, masons, harness makers, cartwrights, stone cutters etc. all competed to produce the most handsome of banners. At the inaugeration of the O'Connell monument in Ennis in 1865 thirteen different guilds carried banners, each representing the attributes of their particular trade. That this represented a long tradition in the town is not in doubt since, on that occasion, the brogue makers' guild carried a flag that had first been unfurled in 1726.
(Banners)were carried along the streets to greet the various dignitaries that visited the town in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Politicians like Parnell and de Valera were greeted by hosts of banners. It is easy to see then in the political excitement of the times how the county acquired the name 'the banner county'. The reason the name stuck with Clare, I would suggest, was that custom of greeting politicians with banners, particularly at election time, survived longer in Clare than in other counties. The Parnellite and de Valera eras coincided with the rise of the GAA and the name soon transferred to the county's hurling and football teams.
Thanks LM..........Once a teacher, always one...
DUBLIN
Then Cork
Then Cork
ladylumps: DUBLIN
Then Cork
Then Cork
But Cork is the Rebel County and Dublin is
little_miss: But Cork is the Rebel County and Dublin is
I dont have a clue
The Royal County
Home of The High Kings and birthplace of class.....
Home of The High Kings and birthplace of class.....
RubyTuesday1: The Royal County
Home of The High Kings and birthplace of class.....
Home of The High Kings and birthplace of class.....
I thought that was Nas Na Ri (Naas) in Co. Kildare?
Fallingman: We're just "the Dubs"....the ones who think all the other counties are much the same....we call you "the country"
"So, you're from the country then? Is it quiet down there?"
"So, you're from the country then? Is it quiet down there?"
Hmmm I haven't looked yet .........
Irishminx: I thought that was Nas Na Ri (Naas) in Co. Kildare?
Tara, Co Meath
Seat of the High Kings
Irishminx: I thought that was Nas Na Ri (Naas) in Co. Kildare?
No. They just have notions in Naas!
Fallingman: No. They just have notions in Naas!
And the dubs bigger notions
Kildare are the lily whites
ladylumps: smart asses and cute asses
Hmmmmmm.........
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