IRISH URBAN LEGENDS you heard

George White

The one about Margo being Daniel O'Donnell's mum - having him at 14 and then lying about her age so it wouldn't look like she was his mum...

Sheep Lover

I heard Joan Burton and Linda Martin are actually women, fairly absurd urban legend though.

Omackeral

This one happened to my friend's cousin's friend's cousin's friend. He was on the bus into Dublin and it was fairly packed. This big African one went to get on with her kids, including one in a buggy. Having already had two buggies on board, the driver said ''Sorry love, you'll have to fold that buggy up if you're coming on cos I'm full up here.'' She took the young child out and got onto the bus, leaving the pram behind. A passenger asked her why she just left the buggy there, in disbelief. She replied ''It is ok, Social Welfare will give me another one.''

George White

The one I heard was that Gene Kelly was a major financial benefactor to the Provos.

whisky_galore

Polish people love snacking on swans.

Fr Ted was turned down by RTE.

The Black and Tans were ex-cons.

who the fug

Bunny Carr was sent to prison

eviltwin

Men in white vans trying to steal children. Worst kidnappers ever.

LDN_Irish

Omackeral wrote: »

This one happened to my friend's cousin's friend's cousin's friend. He was on the bus into Dublin and it was fairly packed. This big African one went to get on with her kids, including one in a buggy. Having already had two buggies on board, the driver said ''Sorry love, you'll have to fold that buggy up if you're coming on cos I'm full up here.'' She took the young child out and got onto the bus, leaving the pram behind. A passenger asked her why she just left the buggy there, in disbelief. She replied ''It is ok, Social Welfare will give me another one.''

Ha, yeah I heard that one too. In fairness, everyone knows "the blacks get everything" It's just that nobody knows where they get it all when you ask them.

If you're from NI, replace "blacks" with "taigs" and I'm well informed by loyalist FB pages that the same applies.

Pat Mustard

The one about the woman returning to her car and finding a female hitchhiker nearby, looking for a lift. She notices that the backs of the hitchhiker's hands are hairy and masculine looking.

She suspects that the hitchhiker is a man in disguise, makes an excuse and drives off alone.

Later, on opening the boot of her car, she discovers that rope, an axe and a shovel had been placed inside.

George White

That's from a short film isn't it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mPxaPTX-_8

Pat Mustard

George White wrote: »

That's from a short film isn't it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mPxaPTX-_8

I dunno. Sure it had to have come from somewhere.

R P McMurphy

Driving along a dark lonely stretch of road, person feels the car has gotten cold all of a sudden. Looks in the rear view mirror and there are a woman and two kids sitting in the back seat. Almost crashes. Hears later that a woman and two kids were killed on that stretch of road

retalivity

Some lad found a safe buried in the garden of his newly bought home that apparently had millions in it

The Peanut

St. Patrick.

thelad95

Wasn't there one about a traveller girl who said 'lob it up there boss' or something along those lines?

Also, I don't know how many times people have told me the tale about the pet snake stretching out beside it's owner in preparation for eating them. It always seems to have happened to a cousins friend.

Boom_Bap

The Peanut wrote: »

St. Patrick.

Snakes

The Peanut

The Banshee. Frightened the bejaysus out of me as a child.

StewartGriffin

R P McMurphy wrote: »

Driving along a dark lonely stretch of road, person feels the car has gotten cold all of a sudden. Looks in the rear view mirror and there are a woman and two kids sitting in the back seat. Almost crashes. Hears later that a woman and two kids were killed on that stretch of road

This actually happened to me.
(Well, except the bit in bold at the end.)

whisky_galore

If you say 'Mary Harney' 3 times in front of a mirror, she'll appear behind you...

George White

Any local ones?
My grandmother used to go on about a mysterious child-snatcher/paedo called Jack the Sack who wore a potato sack on his head because he didn't want kids to see his ugly mug.

brianblaze

thelad95 wrote: »

Wasn't there one about a traveller girl who said 'lob it up there boss' or something along those lines?

"Hai, you, none of that fancy sh1t, horse it into me boss" was the quote I heard alright

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

'Sure of course I loves ya, doesn't I ride ya and buy ya chips'. -I've heard this from numerous parts of the country.

Also, the jam-making course in Carlow that requires 15 CAO points.

foxy farmer

The Chinese Takeaway that had a larder stocked with Kit-e-kat.

George White

That Blannidge was in relations with RTE top brass...

The Pheasant2

Getting marks in the Junior cert for writing your name

Chinese restaurant shut down for serving seagull

Lad takes acid and kidnaps a Down's syndrome child thinking they were a leprechaun

whiskeyman

Someone finds a safe in their back garden.
Goes onto online forum about opening it.
Finds millions...
Shares wealth...

thelad95

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

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Also, the jam-making course in Carlow that requires 15 CAO points.

Thought that was Sligo IT...?

Duckworth_Luas

Trinity student during the 1990s goes to doctor complaining about nausea and a sore bunghole in the morning. Turns out his roommate was drugging and raping him while he was unconscious.

How many people have you met who knows the Garda called to Ronan Keating's house?

The Mulk

An unknown person paying off someone's mortgage so they'd give up the date they had their wedding booked in Luttrelstown,the couple accept and it turns out the Beckham's get married on said date

cml387

The Bunny Carr one was mentioned previously, but it should be pointed out that this complete nonsense of a rumour was firmly believed by many people.
Essentially it alleged (again completely without foundation) that B Carr (or Cuinin O'Gluastain as we called him) was dipping into Gorta charitable donations.

There was a similar fanciful allegation against Ronan Collins when he did the lottery, again total nonsense,

Frynge

The collage student from carlow it/ trinity/ ucd/ ucc who got scurvy because all they ate was tesco 12c noodles so they could spend the rest of their money on drink.

cml387

Frynge wrote: »

The collage student from carlow it/ trinity/ ucd/ ucc who got scurvy because all they ate was tesco 12c noodles so they could spend the rest of their money on drink.

Would the collage course require more or less points than the jam making course?

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who the fug wrote: »

Bunny Carr was Hairy aped in prison

Fixed that for ya..

nelly17

eviltwin wrote: »

Men in white vans trying to steal children. Worst kidnappers ever.

Everyone knows its Silver Nissan Jeeps

Stroke Politics

Back in the '90s, I heard of a guy that woke up after a night our, with his kidney removed and a phone beside him following a night out at Major Tom's where he met a nurse. Scared the bejayzus out of me....

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Ballymun for fun:

nelly17

Whats with the phone?

thelad95

The wind will change and your face will stay like that forever.

rain on

Muff diving club

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rain on wrote: »

Muff diving club

That one is actually true..

ScumLord

donegaLroad wrote: »

the dance hall where the devil appeared with cloven hooves.

That happened in a town near me, he was dancing with some young wan then someone noticed he had cloven feet and he flew out the window. Probably because people were making fun of his feet. People keep pointing out the place it happened in.

We don't have enough houses in our village to generate urban legends. They're just called shyte talk around here.

byrneg28

They give Guinness to women who've just given birth for their iron levels

Birneybau

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Trinity student during the 1990s goes to doctor complaining about nausea and a sore bunghole in the morning. Turns out his roommate was drugging and raping him while he was unconscious.

How many people have you met who knows the Garda called to Ronan Keating's house?

Ronan the Barbarian? Have been waiting so long to use that...

Birneybau

Frynge wrote: »

The collage student from carlow it/ trinity/ ucd/ ucc who got scurvy because all they ate was tesco 12c noodles so they could spend the rest of their money on drink.

How many points do you need to do a course where you cut up bits of papers and magazines?

fizzypish

whiskeyman wrote: »

Someone finds a safe in their back garden.
Goes onto online forum about opening it.
Finds millions...
Shares wealth...

Heard that one though the ending I heard was much less interesting.

who the fug

nelly17 wrote: »

Everyone knows its Silver Nissan Jeeps

It was them stinking hippies in Morris Travellers when I was a lad

PandaPoo

thelad95 wrote: »

Also, I don't know how many times people have told me the tale about the pet snake stretching out beside it's owner in preparation for eating them. It always seems to have happened to a cousins friend.

One of the other mothers at montessori told me that happened to her friend, apparently the friend rang her crying and all sorts. I was cringing so bad, I felt like just telling her to ssshhh.

Conall Cernach

George White wrote: »

The one I heard was that Gene Kelly was a major financial benefactor to the Provos.

I'm pretty sure that one is true. Joseph Locke (him of Hear My Song and other popular ditties fame) was also a benefactor.

George White

Conall Cernach wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that one is true. Joseph Locke (him of Hear My Song and other popular ditties fame) was also a benefactor.

And Richard Harris - which precluded his involvement in "The Eagle Has Landed" playing the 'Ra character, so instead we got Donald Sutherland, and the rest as they say is history...

Santa Cruz

ScumLord wrote: »

That happened in a town near me, he was dancing with some young wan then someone noticed he had cloven feet and he flew out the window. Probably because people were making fun of his feet. People keep pointing out the place it happened in.

We don't have enough houses in our village to generate urban legends. They're just called shyte talk around here.

I was in a club one night and saw a lot of women with camel toes

Santa Cruz

Birneybau wrote: »

Ronan the Barbarian? Have been waiting so long to use that...

Hes the same guard that called to a domestic in Berties I believe