The best product from your county?

ejmaztec

ENGLAND MAN wrote: »

London. Lousy geography teachers.

Liverpool. The Beatles.

fyp

Littlehorny

dirtyden wrote: »

Where am I wrong?

Tayto has been made in Meath for years at the Hunky Dory and King factory, they bought Tayto outright in 2006.

ladypip

Littlehorny wrote: »

Tayto has been made in Meath for years at the Hunky Dory and King factory, they bought Tayto outright in 2006.

They are not from Meath they are made in Meath. They are from Dublin.

ladypip

Shoot i meant to quote dirtyden there sorry!

bijapos

kraggy wrote: »

1. Galway Hooker. One of my favorite drinks of all time.

2. The Stira - fold up stairs for your attic.

It's actually a Roscommon product, brewed out the Racecourse Road. The name was picked in an online poll a few years ago

Roscommon is also home to some of the best Lamb on the planet.

Jesus Shaves

JohnP199 wrote: »

Roscommon - The oldest pub in Ireland

Wait a minute, that's westmeath!

Seans Bar

lividduck

JohnP199 wrote: »

Roscommon - The oldest pub in Ireland

Oldest pub in Ireland is in Dublin:D

1st On

darokane wrote: »

Wait a minute, that's westmeath!

Seans Bar

It's in Roscommon side of Athlone iirc.

Born to Die

Truley wrote: »

Trying to think of some Sligo things. Can think of a lot of famous people or literature/music but not any products unique to the County. Seaweed baths maybe?

The road out of there.

Jesus Shaves

1st On wrote: »

It's in Roscommon side of Athlone iirc.

nope, the boundary isn't at the river, it's a mile west of it

ladypip

The Brazen Head is officially Ireland's oldest pub, dating back to 1198.

lividduck

The Brazen Head in dublin is Irelands oldest pub.
Seans Bar is the biggest con in Ireland
http://www.irelandlogue.com/craic/seans-bar-not-actually-the-oldest-pub-in-ireland.html

Jesus Shaves

ladypip wrote: »

The Brazen Head is officially Ireland's oldest pub, dating back to 1198.

Eh no, Guinness book of records and Irish archaeologists say different

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056197440&page=2

offaly1

Tullamore DEW..... not made here anymore, but plans are afoot for it too be manufactured in tullamore in the future!:D. There won't be a sober person in tullamore when this starts:p

Jesus Shaves

lividduck wrote: »

The Brazen Head in dublin is Irelands oldest pub.
Seans Bar is the biggest con in Ireland
http://www.irelandlogue.com/craic/seans-bar-not-actually-the-oldest-pub-in-ireland.html

look at the date and comment under that article:rolleyes:

JohnP199

darokane wrote: »

nope, the boundary isn't at the river, it's a mile west of it

Wasnt it the King of Connacht that built the castle and that's on the edge of the river (the Roscommon side). So if the castle is in Roscommon surely Sean's is as well?

Jesus Shaves

JohnP199 wrote: »

Wasnt it the King of Connacht that built the castle and that's on the edge of the river (the Roscommon side). So if the castle is in Roscommon surely Sean's is as well?

It's in Connaught alright but still in Westmeath, the Westmeath/Roscommon boundary comes westerly at the lake into a place called monksland/baylough

You'll see it on google maps

lividduck

darokane wrote: »

look at the date and comment under that article:rolleyes:

Agggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:o:o:o
got me there fair and square!
Sean is indeed the oldest pub in Ireland!

mike65

Blaa
Cream Crackers
Heavy cut glass

JohnP199

darokane wrote: »

It's in Connaught alright but still in Westmeath, the Westmeath/Roscommon boundary comes westerly at the lake into a place called monksland/baylough

You'll see it on google maps

Ok I see that on Google maps. But wouldnt the Roscommon/Westmeath divide be the same as the Connacht/Leinster divide? And since the castle is a Connacht castle surely at one time the Shannon must have been the official divide?

later12

mikemac1 wrote: »

Probably done last year but we'll give it another go

Name me your county
And name me the best product you have, something the rest of Ireland do not have.


Tipperary
Bulmers Cider


Anyone else?

A laxative, the best thing to come out of Tipp is a laxative?:pac:
We're better than that.

I would say Tipperary's greatest contribution to the world (and Ireland) are its racehorses. Kildare may have the racecourses, but Tipperary has the pedigree.

Jesus Shaves

JohnP199 wrote: »

Ok I see that on Google maps. But wouldnt the Roscommon/Westmeath divide be the same as the Connacht/Leinster divide? And since the castle is a Connacht castle surely at one time the Shannon must have been the official divide?

It was up until a few hundred years ago, I haven't a clue why, Must have a look into it

mikemac1

darokane wrote: »

nope, the boundary isn't at the river, it's a mile west of it

Well there's something I've learned today

I was certain Roscommon and Westmeath had the border at the Shannon

Jesus Shaves

mikemac1 wrote: »

Well there's something I've learned today

I was certain Roscommon and Westmeath had the border at the Shannon

I wish it did, cheaper car insurance in Roscommon:p

JohnP199

darokane wrote: »

It was up until a few hundred years ago, I haven't a clue why, Must have a look into it

So Sean's Bar was built in Co Roscommon

Jesus Shaves

JohnP199 wrote: »

So Sean's Bar was built in Co Roscommon

Stop robbing westmeaths only claim to fame!:p

Phill Ewinn

Money. Best product ever. Everyone here has a money tree. It blooms various notes. Fifties to fivers.

Shure isn't it great, money grows on trees so we can afford all these stupid taxes while inflation on everything else rises.
**Thats what the goverment think**

JohnP199

darokane wrote: »

Stop robbing westmeaths only claim to fame!:p

Actually it seems like Westmesth were the one's who robbed it off Roscommon

holystungun9

charlemont wrote: »

Cork
Viagra

To be fair, you've done your bit for langers.

holystungun9

tvc15 wrote: »

Wexford - floury British Queens

....mmmmusst......nnnnnot.........mmmmmake...joke.

thebuzz

Sligo:
Sexy Football (Rovers)

mikemac1

I'm noticing a lack of contributions from Mayo

Have ye nothing to contribute?

Let the West awake

later12

Someone said "The Wides" a while back in relation to Mayo.

I've no idea what that means.

A cruel reference to their GAA skills, perhaps.

Duff

Louth - Yon fella who invented the submarine did so while here in Dundalk. Albeit he was originally from Claire.

merengueca

Offaly - Turf

ejmaztec

mike65 wrote: »

Blaa
Cream Crackers
Heavy cut glass

No comment.:D

Min

Kilkenny - St Nicholas/Santa Claus - buried near Jerpoint.
The White house, designed and built by James Hoban who is from Callan.
The direct ancestors of Walt Disney, George Clooney and the founders of Coca Cola come from Kilkenny, you get the very best of genetics in Kilkenny

mikemac1

No footballer genetics though

Min

mikemac1 wrote: »

No footballer genetics though

We just have to breed with some Kerry people :pac:

Fozzie Bear

JohnP199 wrote: »

Roscommon - The oldest pub in Ireland

Not to worry John we still have the 3/4th oldest pub in Ireland and certainly the oldest documented one in continual ownership by the same family, since 1641.

Morahans is a small Pub in Ballinagare (Bellanagare on the map) and it is the Oldest Pub in continious ownership by the same family for generations. They still have the actual licence that was issued to them in the year 1840. They have traded since 1641. It is the same family B J (Bernard James) Morahan, with the pub handed down from generation to generation and is in Ballinagare, Co Roscommon. There are many claims about the oldest Pub but to have the documentary evidence is a different matter. This pub has it.

stupidusername

stupidusername wrote: »

Countrystyle sausages. i'm sure they're tipperarian.

damn it, turns out they're from kilkenny. :mad:

kraggy

bijapos wrote: »

It's actually a Roscommon product, brewed out the Racecourse Road. The name was picked in an online poll a few years ago

Roscommon is also home to some of the best Lamb on the planet.

The lads are from Galway. They just bought a place to make it in Roscommon is all.

mackmuffin

Cork

Ballymaloe relish
skirts and kidneys.....mmmmm

saa

merengueca wrote: »

Offaly - Turf

TULLAMORE SAUSAGES.

yeah.

funnights74

Halo Kitty wrote: »

Kerry gold butter/ The Kerry Group
Jackie Healy Rae
GAA football..!!

And the Ring of Kerry cycle.

WesternZulu

Mayo

Half of Galway city's population.

corktina

Cork
Jack McCarthys black pudding as served to Queen Elizabeth.

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mikemac1 wrote: »

Well there's something I've learned today

I was certain Roscommon and Westmeath had the border at the Shannon

Have a look at the way they carved Derry cityside out of Donegal.

mikemac1 wrote: »

I'm noticing a lack of contributions from Mayo

Have ye nothing to contribute?

Let the West awake

Enda Kenny, for their sins.

bijapos

kraggy wrote: »

The lads are from Galway. They just bought a place to make it in Roscommon is all.

Brewed in Roscommon, with the finest Rossie water, always has been. It's a Rossie product whether you like it or not.

I personally couldn't give a fiddlers who or where is responsible for it. I'm just glad it's being made, one of the finest craft beers around.