"Panna"

corblimey

I was talking to a Cork based friend tonight and just happened to mention "Panna", but she had no earthly idea what I was talking about and even when it was explained, was still clueless. She was raised on Model Farm road until she was about 12 (in the 90s) and then moved to the Ovens area. I've lived in Cork since about 2004. How can this be? Is Panna northside slang or something? How does a Cork person not know Panna?

girl2

corblimey wrote: »

I was talking to a Cork based friend tonight and just happened to mention "Panna", but she had no earthly idea what I was talking about and even when it was explained, was still clueless. She was raised on Model Farm road until she was about 12 (in the 90s) and then moved to the Ovens area. I've lived in Cork since about 2004. How can this be? Is Panna northside slang or something? How does a Cork person not know Panna?

What is panna?

GavRedKing

I thought Panna was well known slang?

SusieBlue

I thought it was well known too. I'm from the south side and I know loads of people who say it!

flintash

well if somebody explains what the heck is that, cause two corkmen cant answer me this . though, it could be my pronunsation

stacexD

Patrick street
Loads of people don't have a clue what I'm talking about when I say panna too

GavRedKing

Panna - Patrick St.

Stheno

The OH is from Youghal, I'm going to ask if he knows this

evilivor

corblimey wrote: »

I was talking to a Cork based friend tonight and just happened to mention "Panna", but she had no earthly idea what I was talking about and even when it was explained, was still clueless. She was raised on Model Farm road until she was about 12 (in the 90s) and then moved to the Ovens area. I've lived in Cork since about 2004. How can this be? Is Panna northside slang or something? How does a Cork person not know Panna?

Do you mean Pana?

gbee

Just shows you how much the City has really changed.

I'm sorry folks, and on my watch too, it seems we've killed off our City.

hoodwinked

I've heard people calling it pana but it sounds awful!


why people can't just say patricks street....

its not that hard to pronounce! :eek:

Anyway i find when talking to true corkonions about streets in town its nearly always the same Conversation


me - "ok i'll meet you on *insert street name* (say winthrop street)
them - "where's that again?"
me- "between patrick street and oliver plunkett street"
them - Blank stare
me - "the one with Mc donalds on it"
them - "the blue Mcdonalds or the other one"
me - "the other one, it also has Hallmark"
them - *sudden realisation* "oh there... its the one around the corner from Brown thomas?"
me - "yes" *dies a little inside*

Malari

It's an old-fashioned name for it though. I only know it because I have family that grew up in Cork. No-one my age has even used it except as a joke.

Roar

evilivor wrote: »

Do you mean Pana?

This.

Jon_459

Does no-one remember "doin' Pana" on a Saturday afternoon??????

harry21

From Cork all my like, never heard that in my life!!!!

Must have been the day I was sick in 3rd Class that they covered it. Damn, I knew it would come back to haunt me:p

Cape Clear

hoodwinked wrote: »

I've heard people calling it pana but it sounds awful!


why people can't just say patricks street....

its not that hard to pronounce! :eek:

Anyway i find when talking to true corkonions about streets in town its nearly always the same Conversation


me - "ok i'll meet you on *insert street name* (say winthrop street)
them - "where's that again?"
me- "between patrick street and oliver plunkett street"
them - Blank stare
me - "the one with Mc donalds on it"
them - "the blue Mcdonalds or the other one"
me - "the other one, it also has Hallmark"
them - *sudden realisation* "oh there... its the one around the corner from Brown thomas?"
me - "yes" *dies a little inside*

Yera go on away out of that! Where's you Cork pride gone boy?

leahyl

To be honest, I've only really heard people calling it pana in the last 5 years or so - before that it was just always Patricks Street to me - still is! And I'm born and bred in the northside of Cork City biy!:D

SprostonGreen

I'm from Sligo but I have heard of "Pana". Jackie Hurley was interviewing some City player on MNS a few years back and she mentioned it. Didnt know what it meant til now. Thanks Cork boards.

Padraig Mor

leahyl wrote: »

To be honest, I've only really heard people calling it pana in the last 5 years or so - before that it was just always Patricks Street to me - still is! And I'm born and bred in the northside of Cork City biy!:D

Same here. Being living here all my life and only heard it being called 'Pana' in the last few years.

pwurple

hoodwinked wrote: »

Anyway i find when talking to true corkonions about streets in town its nearly always the same Conversation


me - "ok i'll meet you on *insert street name* (say winthrop street)
them - "where's that again?"
me- "between patrick street and oliver plunkett street"
them - Blank stare
me - "the one with Mc donalds on it"
them - "the blue Mcdonalds or the other one"
me - "the other one, it also has Hallmark"
them - *sudden realisation* "oh there... its the one around the corner from Brown thomas?"
me - "yes" *dies a little inside*

^^
Blow-ins with their Brown Thomas instead of Cashes.

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Same here. Being living here all my life and only heard it being called 'Pana' in the last few years.

^^
How can this be? Must be a blow-in of some kind... Parents not from Cork maybe? Or not from the city?

hoodwinked

pwurple wrote: »

^^
Blow-ins with their Brown Thomas instead of Cashes.


^^

i knew i got that wrong but didn't want to edit it! :pac:

cookie75

Is that the Cashes straight across from Cudmores !

Padraig Mor

pwurple wrote: »

^^
How can this be? Must be a blow-in of some kind... Parents not from Cork maybe? Or not from the city?

LOL. Father from the Marsh, mother from Douglas. I first heard of the term 'Pana' on PROC, and its use seems to have taken off as 'ironic cool' in the years since.

minidazzler

Among my friends we only refer to it as Pana ironically. It's usually just Patricks street. Or name a store.

gimmick

Padraig Mor wrote: »

LOL. Father from the Marsh, mother from Douglas. I first heard of the term 'Pana' on PROC, and its use seems to have taken off as 'ironic cool' in the years since.

The is no "ironic cool" about it. It is a well known Cork colloqualism. Its been Pana to me for as long as I can remember. Likewise Barracka.

Padraig Mor

gimmick wrote: »

The is no "ironic cool" about it. It is a well known Cork colloqualism. Its been Pana to me for as long as I can remember. Likewise Barracka.

And I never heard of Barrack St referred to as "Barracka" either and I'm from just around the corner! :rolleyes:

gimmick

You must have lived a very sheltered existense then. Or posh, very posh

Padraig Mor

gimmick wrote: »

You must have lived a very sheltered existense then. Or posh, very posh

I think that being from around the corner from "Barracka" would automatically exclude me from being posh!

gimmick

Posh is a frame of mind.

I'm from Togher and I heard of Pana, Barracka, the Shakey Bridge etc.

leahyl

pwurple wrote: »

^^
Blow-ins with their Brown Thomas instead of Cashes.


^^
How can this be? Must be a blow-in of some kind... Parents not from Cork maybe? Or not from the city?

My dad's from the Northside of Cork City and has never once referred to it as Pana! We're no blow ins!:pac:

Jon_459

leahyl wrote: »

My dad's from the Northside of Cork City and has never once referred to it as Pana! We're no blow ins!:pac:

Too Posh then!