Clonmel Thread

Jim Bowen

I am born and bred in Clonmel ad have never heard it referred to 'The Mel' by anyone in my age group. Sounds crap to my ear.

solerina

Jim Bowen wrote: »

I am born and bred in Clonmel ad have never heard it referred to 'The Mel' by anyone in my age group. Sounds crap to my ear.

I have heard it referred to as the mel for about the last 3/4 years by a lot of people in the 30s age group so it is quite common in my opinion

Xenophile

solerina wrote: »

I have heard it referred to as the mel for about the last 3/4 years by a lot of people in the 30s age group so it is quite common in my opinion

Ding dong dell well Mel, pussy in the Mel well.......... Please keep it to yourselves!

This sounds like a campaign, text speak, natives would prefer if you would revert to the Gaelic name..........beautiful sounding Cluain Meala, "Meadow of Honey".

Vizzy

Xenophile wrote: »

Ding dong dell well Mel, pussy in the Mel well.......... Please keep it to yourselves!

This sounds like a campaign, text speak, natives would prefer if you would revert to the Gaelic name..........beautiful sounding Cluain Meala, "Meadow of Honey".

What is all this "Ding dong dell,pussy in the well" sh**e ?, it has nothing to do with Clonmel or the "Mel" or anything else related to Tipperary .
Why should she "keep it to herself".
I must admit that you tend to come across as completely obtuse in many of your posts in this and other threads that you have "contributed to".

Would you not be better starting your campaign to get people to revert to "Meadow of Honey"

Xenophile

Vizzy wrote: »

Would you not be better starting your campaign to get people to revert to "Meadow of Honey"

Ok, I will start the campaign now for "Cluain Meala"

Spiritiser

Vizzy wrote: »

What is all this "Ding dong dell,pussy in the well" sh**e ?, it has nothing to do with Clonmel or the "Mel" or anything else related to Tipperary .
Why should she "keep it to herself".
I must admit that you tend to come across as completely obtuse in many of your posts in this and other threads that you have "contributed to".

Would you not be better starting your campaign to get people to revert to "Meadow of Honey"

i agree why can she not call it what she likes

Would you not be better starting your campaign to get people to revert to "Meadow of Honey

+1

notharrypotter

Would you not be better starting your campaign to get people to revert to "Meadow of Honey"

"Vale of Honey" is what I learned a great many years ago.
And I am lothe to disagree with the Christian Brothers.

Focloir Scoile
However gives the meadow as cluain so I have learnt something new.

Hector122

anyone know of any part time jobs going for say students in/around clonmel area?

Xenophile

notharrypotter wrote: »

"Vale of Honey" is what I learned

Focloir Scoile However gives the meadow as cluain so I have learnt something new.

Must agree that I have often heard it referred to as "Vale of Honey"

Clontarf (Irish: Cluain Tarbh, meaning "meadow of the bull")

No doubt somebody here will be tempted to tell me that I am talking a load of "Bull"!

Beef

Hector122 wrote: »

anyone know of any part time jobs going for say students in/around clonmel area?

I was getting runners in lifestyle today and I think they had a sign up looking for staff...

cml387

Long may you continue your sideways look at life, Xenophile.

Hector122

would that be for students only around the weekends though? ah sher worth a shot i suppose :P

Spiritiser

Xenophile wrote: »

Must agree that I have often heard it referred to as "Vale of Honey"

Clontarf (Irish: Cluain Tarbh, meaning "meadow of the bull")

No doubt somebody here will be tempted to tell me that I am talking a load of "Bull"!

You can call it what you wish but so can others.

Frank Lee Midere

Spiritiser wrote: »

You can call it what you wish but so can others.

I'm calling it Paris then. See if the architecture changes.

Spiritiser

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

I'm calling it Paris then. See if the architecture changes.

be my guest i do not care what you call it. i do not think i am some sort of authority on what expressions people are allowed to use

secondrowgal

Anyone know if Lyons is open today?

Spiritiser

secondrowgal wrote: »

Anyone know if Lyons is open today?

yes they are

callaway92

secondrowgal wrote: »

Anyone know if Lyons is open today?

Ha. Just seeing this post has given me an absolute craving for Lyons now.

Good work Lyons Subtle advertising 101.

secondrowgal

Thanks lads/lassies.

Happy New Year!

holystungun9

Just saw on independent.ie that there is lots of flooding around the country and it mentioned Clonmel. Did the flood defence system do any good or what is the actual story?

notharrypotter

There is an array of sensors upstream and on some of the tributaries of the Suir.
Usually they have barriers in place beforehand if they reckon they will need them.

touts

holystungun9 wrote: »

Just saw on independent.ie that there is lots of flooding around the country and it mentioned Clonmel. Did the flood defence system do any good or what is the actual story?

Based on the forecast it seems we will probably find out if the flood defences work and more interestingly where the water will go now.

AK333

River Suir broke its banks down at St Thomas' Bridge, footpath is flooded both sides of the bridge. Fields around the bridge / car yard flooded but lower road is fine.

ruxpin82

it'd be great if the town flooded again..50million quid to protect some shi**y worthless houses in Old Bridge,
at the expense of the towns oldest amenity, it may aswell not have a river now for all you can see of it. Any other town would protect something like that, not block it from sight with concrete:rolleyes:

notharrypotter

it'd be great if the town flooded again..50million quid to protect some shi**y worthless houses in Old Bridge,

My aunt has lived there for over fifty years.

Flooding of oldbridge affecting her is only a more recent development.

ruxpin82

notharrypotter wrote: »

My aunt has lived there for over fifty years.

Flooding of oldbridge affecting her is only a more recent development.

considering the money that was spent, what has been gained? they protect what is now a worthless area of town anyway, which was never particularly significant historically or arctecturaly, and they have built a massive concrete wall on both sides of the river blocking it from view, to increase the pressure, not relieve it.
They could have said to the most at risk residents of old bridge, ok folks, we'll buy your worthless houses and re-home you, were going to us this area as a flood plain, . 50m would buy a lot of houses in old bridge... and we might still have nice river views in the town.
its a simplistic view I know, but what they have done is outrageous

notharrypotter

we'll buy your worthless houses and re-home you, were going to us this area as a flood plain, . 50m would buy a lot of houses in old bridge

Would have been kindest and smartest thing that anyone did.

Initially the flooding was viewed by the local authorities and their political masters as a minor aberration and would never happen again.

When it did the flood relief works started.

Small at first but once they started inertia is almost impossible to overcome.

Also gives great press to politicos to be able to trumpet that they are doing something even if the end result is of dubious worth in the long term.

holystungun9

AK333 wrote: »

River Suir broke its banks down at St Thomas' Bridge, footpath is flooded both sides of the bridge. Fields around the bridge / car yard flooded but lower road is fine.

Thanks, that was the detail I wanted.

AK333

AK333 wrote: »

River Suir broke its banks down at St Thomas' Bridge, footpath is flooded both sides of the bridge. Fields around the bridge / car yard flooded but lower road is fine.

Where is St Thomas' Bridge?

AK333

Deleted User wrote: »

Where is St Thomas' Bridge?

The hump back bridge beside Ferryhouse