Guess the Village/Town/City Thread 2 (read post 1 and reminder of rules on post 9637)

jayo26

jmayo wrote: »

That is Raharney Rd, Killucan Co Westmeath.

I thought it was near the Erne Shannon Canal when you siad 2.5 hours from "The Bridge" ?

Well done you got it right. It's near the royal canal as far as I know

Anyways your up mate.

jmayo

Ok here goes...

jmayo

Ok give this bump...

The building in the background made headlines in the late 50s.
But then maybe it was all just a ploy, after all the guy that ran the place was good at getting things done.
Hell some of his lasting achievements are only a few miles from this place.

Fred Swanson

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jmayo

Nope.

Truckermal

I know this place is it between Sligo and Ballina???

jayo26

Green white and green flag it must be somewhere in Nigeria so.

retalivity

Kilkelly?

jayo26

Its tooreen ha, the devil appeared in the ballroom In the 50s

Id say it was after a few pints ha.

feargale

jayo26 wrote: »

Its tooreen ha, the devil appeared in the ballroom In the 50s

Id say it was after a few pints ha.

No. He was very sober and cleancut, and a fantastic jiver to boot. He captured the heart of one lassie, and afterwards while they were against a gate doing what one does she looked down and saw the cloven hooves and screamed and he vanished in a ball of smoke. At least, that's what my pal who was in St. Jarlath's told me.
The secular dancehall ( ballroom my eye in the 1950s! You had to go to Dublin for one of those,) in Tooreen was left in the halfpenny place by the priest's dancehalls in Mayo after that, at least where customers were concerned. What pious family would let their daughter dance with demons when there were strong farmers to be found at other venues?
A short few years later Tooreen abandoned devil worship in favour of hurling and in doing so swapped infamy for fame and glory.

Swiper the fox

Well done to all involved in the last picture, there must be thousands of sites around the country with great stories attached, keep them coming.

jayo26

feargale wrote: »

No. He was very sober and cleancut, and a fantastic jiver to boot. He captured the heart of one lassie, and afterwards while they were against a gate doing what one does she looked down and saw the cloven hooves and screamed and he vanished in a ball of smoke. At least, that's what my pal who was in St. Jarlath's told me.
The secular dancehall ( ballroom my eye in the 1950s! You had to go to Dublin for one of those,) in Tooreen was left in the halfpenny place by the priest's dancehalls in Mayo after that, at least where customers were concerned. What pious family would let their daughter dance with demons when there were strong farmers to be found at other venues?
A short few years later Tooreen abandoned devil worship in favour of hurling and in doing so swapped infamy for fame and glory.

Well at least I didn't call it a cow shed down my neck of the woods they are all ballrooms and Even that particular dance Hall we are talking about appeared on an album cover mentioned as a ballroom

Thanks for the more detailed story as swiper said it's good to hear different stories and tables from sites around the country.

I'll try find a pic today and get one up.

jmayo

jayo26 wrote: »

Its tooreen ha, the devil appeared in the ballroom In the 50s

Id say it was after a few pints ha.

Well done.

feargale wrote: »

No. He was very sober and cleancut, and a fantastic jiver to boot. He captured the heart of one lassie, and afterwards while they were against a gate doing what one does she looked down and saw the cloven hooves and screamed and he vanished in a ball of smoke. At least, that's what my pal who was in St. Jarlath's told me.
The secular dancehall ( ballroom my eye in the 1950s! You had to go to Dublin for one of those,) in Tooreen was left in the halfpenny place by the priest's dancehalls in Mayo after that, at least where customers were concerned.

Actually this dancehall was the priest's dancehall.
It was really the work/brainnchild of one Mon. James Horan.

He went from Tooreen to Knock, built a new basilica, helped convince the auld pope to pay a visit and then went and built an International Airport.

Hence my hint about his lasting achievements only a few miles away.

BTW the "hell" was meant to be hint as well.

Also don't heed people who went to Jarlaths.

feargale wrote: »

A short few years later Tooreen abandoned devil worship in favour of hurling and in doing so swapped infamy for fame and glory.

And the hurling club was launched the year before the devil made an appearance.
I thought the blue and white flag would convince people it was in Waterford

byhookorbycrook

The devil in the ballroom is a popular legend. I heard it in relation to the Majestic in Mallow, Hi-Land in Newmarket and Horan's in Tralee.

feargale

jmayo wrote: »

And the hurling club was launched the year before the devil made an appearance.

Maybe Nick's chat-up line was that he was a Galway hurler. He could have been, given the way Castlegar and Turloughmore slaughtered each other at that time.

jayo26

Sorry for the delay. This is a lovely little spot in the southern half of our country.

blue5000

Kelly's hayshed?

jayo26

blue5000 wrote: »

Kelly's hayshed?

Sorry I never got the name of the farm owner out back but it is indeed a hayshed.

puckmymuskie

near athenry?

jayo26

puckmymuskie wrote: »

near athenry?

Nope sorry

Swiper the fox

Is it a site of interest/notoriety like the last one?

jayo26

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Is it a site of interest/notoriety like the last one?

Sorry no its not swiper apart from been a pub lol.

Most of the intresting places I know about are in wexford and zerks just hops on them ha.

Truckermal

Is there a holy well in close proximity? ?

jayo26

Truckermal wrote: »

Is there a holy well in close proximity? ?

I honestly don't know I'm sure they are seen as it's in ireland but im sure it be no harm to have a guess eitherway.

feargale

Bellacorick.

jayo26

feargale wrote: »

Bellacorick.

Nope a lot more southerly.

josip

Is that the Ocky Vore?

jayo26

You mean the aughyvouir near clonroche? It's not that mate. It's way too modern to be the aughyvouir this pub has a roof.

puckmymuskie

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puckmymuskie

This tech will kill our game I'd say.