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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Ciaran, Jun 20, 2014.

  1. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    The whores they be a banging I'm led to believe?

    Have to make it there myself at some stage, love Galway though.
     
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  2. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    <laugh>.
     
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  3. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    Outside the Ebrington pub in Londonderry, aged 18 and in NI for less than a week, a guy asked me if I had 10p for a cup of tea. I gave him exactly 10p being so innocent and out of my home zone (Chichester about as different as could be from NI) I really believed he was going to buy some tea and couldn't understand why he was still there about an hour later.
     
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  4. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    Yeah, I do fancy Galway. I've heard you need to be a thorough stayer to make it through even a couple of days. Clashes with Glorious Goodwood though, which is my favourite meeting of the year.
     
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  5. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    I'm not making this up but the young NCO's name was Jim Targett.
     
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  6. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    Where you in uniform?
     
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  7. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Sally Ann
     
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  8. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Comedy sketch becomes real <laugh>
     
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  9. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    Are they still charging people to sit on the Trundle? Scandalous.
     
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  10. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    I dunno. Where is he in uniform?
     
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  11. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    You must be joking! That was as far as we were allowed to go on our own in civvies. If you wanted to go down to the Waterside you had to go in a group or at least two of you. If the monkeys caught you on your own down there you were in trouble.
     
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  12. Mick O'Toon

    Mick O'Toon Well-Known Member

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    Very true,I go every year mother-in-law lives there and even if I don't go racing I do bets and go to the pub.As for the hoors I never saw any but I believe they get shipped in for the week:emoticon-0131-angel
     
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  13. A.L.D.O 4.1

    A.L.D.O 4.1 1 of the top defendants in Europe

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    Have been in Ireland quite a few times . Was in Portadown in 86 when it went fubar on the Garvachy road for the first time . That was interesting .

    Had a great kebab in Dublin from a place called Abrakebabra (I think) . Mind you I had been on the swally all day so perhaps it wasn't actually great .
     
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  14. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Been to Belfast - ****hole.

    Dublin - okay but overpriced ****e everywhere.

    Bray - nice for a day out. Big, mad cross on top of a hill.
     
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  15. Bib Fortuna's Maw

    Bib Fortuna's Maw Well-Known Member

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    There's an Abrekebabra in Galway too - was warned off eating out of it, though.

    I've been loads and, regrettably, I'm going a week tomorrow for a fortnight.

    Not seeing family, so no Monaghan or Derry this time - going to Donegal with the inlaws (never been to Donegal) - but I've been to most of Ireland but I've never been to Dublin - I just keep hearing that everything is twice the price of the rest of the Republic.

    Curiously enough, I'm going to be in the North on the 12th.

    Should be fairly interesting <ok>

    It's a nice country and a good place to spend a week or two to chill - I'm just not sure a full fortnight with my in-laws won't result in me crushing their skulls.
     
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  16. Null

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    Been in Dublin, Sligo and Donegal...
     
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  17. Null

    Null Well-Known Member
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    Sounds like a good night yer offering him ...
     
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  18. Bib Fortuna's Maw

    Bib Fortuna's Maw Well-Known Member

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    Belfast is actually quite good for a night of techno and pills <ok>
     
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  19. stopmeandslapme

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    Been to Luton.
     
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    I went to lansdowne Road on 15 February 1995 - and that goal was definitely offside.

    Also been to Cork and Waterford a fair few times.
     
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