Guess the Village/Town/City Thread 3 (read post 1)

chooseusername

Three More Big Sleeps wrote: »

Moo

St Augustine's Church of Ireland, Swanlinbar, County K'yavan.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/y67PjpB1jSPKvKu87

Well done,
A village name made up of the bits of 4 men's names.
QUOTE;
'Sw' stands for Swift (Swift's uncle, Godwin Swift,), 'And' stands for Sanders (Robert Saunders of Dublin), 'Ling' for Darling (Richard Darling of Dublin), and 'Bar' for Barry (Richard Barry).

chooseusername

chooseusername wrote: »

Well done,
A village name made up of the bits of 4 men's names.
QUOTE;
'Sw' stands for Swift (Swift's uncle, Godwin Swift,), 'And' stands for Sanders (Robert Saunders of Dublin), 'Ling' for Darling (Richard Darling of Dublin), and 'Bar' for Barry (Richard Barry).

I never knew this & I'm from up that way!
Always wondered where the name came from, the Irish is An Muilean Iarainn, so guessed it had something to do with local mountains.

feargale

chooseusername wrote: »

Well done,
A village name made up of the bits of 4 men's names.
QUOTE;
'Sw' stands for Swift (Swift's uncle, Godwin Swift,), 'And' stands for Sanders (Robert Saunders of Dublin), 'Ling' for Darling (Richard Darling of Dublin), and 'Bar' for Barry (Richard Barry).

Are you sure of that? I read Swan(n), Lynn and Barr.

chooseusername

feargale wrote: »

Are you sure of that? I read Swan(n), Lynn and Barr.

This from Wiki
Quote;
Jonathan Swift in his 1728 essay On Barbarous Denominations In Ireland wrote:

"There is likewise a famous town, where the worst iron in the kingdom is made, and it is called Swandlingbar: the original of which name I shall explain, lest the antiquaries of future ages might be at a loss to derive it. It was a most witty conceit of four gentlemen, who ruined themselves with this iron project. 'Sw' stands for Swift (Swift's uncle, Godwin Swift, for whose memory he had no special regard, was the instigator of the ironworks and the person named. He lost his fortune due to the mismanagement of the business), 'And' stands for Sanders (Robert Saunders of Dublin), 'Ling' for Darling (Richard Darling of Dublin), and 'Bar' for Barry (Richard Barry). Methinks I see the four loggerheads sitting in consult, like Smectimnius, each gravely contributing a part of his own name, to make up one for their place in the iron-work; and could wish they had been hanged, as well as undone, for their wit."[8]

But you know Swift!
Your version makes more sense.

Truckermal

Ok if ye insist! :pac:

niley

The one and only The Swan, where if you've not built something with red bricks, you're not supporting local industry

chooseusername

niley wrote: »

The one and only The Swan, where if you've not built something with red bricks, you're not supporting local industry

Don't forget the 'chimbley' liners and pots.

Purple Mountain

Sorry chaps, but can you please elaborate on where this is??!!

niley

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Sorry chaps, but can you please elaborate on where this is??!!

Sorry Purple, it's The Swan, Co. Laois. Truckers image is taken just down the road from here...


https://www.google.com/maps/@52.8880332,-7.1591748,3a,75y,129.37h,84.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKtooHy8HTP61vcVHkKegPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Purple Mountain

Is the village actually called The Swan?

Credit Checker Moose

Yes. It is.

chooseusername

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Is the village actually called The Swan?

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etc.

feargale

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Is the village actually called The Swan?

Some of these colourful village or hamlet names derive from old coaching inns e.g. Blue Ball in Offaly, Blacklion and Horse and Jockey.
Maybe The Swan too.

lassykk

Would anyone mind if I threw one up. I'm never gonna get one right here but I came across something really random on my travels over the summer and think it might keep Niley busy for a few seconds at least.

As Niley has just got the last one right I won't upload unless they are OK with it.

lassykk

OK I can take this down later if people aren't happy but I'm going offline for a few hours so see what ye make of this:



I'd be impressed if anyone picks it out unless they are from the area.

blackwhite

Sinnott's Cross Monument in Kilkenny.

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3330801,-7.2595118,3a,75y,229.26h,87.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s22UkDHx64zUfp-V1KJz6QA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192



I'm from Connacht btw :P

blackwhite

Even left the road signage uncensored

lassykk

blackwhite wrote: »

Sinnott's Cross Monument in Kilkenny.

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3330801,-7.2595118,3a,75y,229.26h,87.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s22UkDHx64zUfp-V1KJz6QA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192



I'm from Connacht btw :P

I don't know how people do it. That's literally a back road between piltown and kilmacow, two tiny villages in south Kilkenny

lassykk

blackwhite wrote: »

Even left the road signage uncensored

Mahon Bridge or something like that near Mahon Falls in Waterford?

byhookorbycrook

Feck, I knew those two! Technically, Mahonbridge isn't even a hamlet, I'd say, the nearest village is Lemybrien.

niley

Is everyone sitting down for this revelation? ... I've no idea where it is.

chooseusername

niley wrote: »

Is everyone sitting down for this revelation? ... I've no idea where it is.

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.2040011,-7.500099,3a,75y,303.35h,91.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNdXq1b40opHK4_7wVuChSg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

niley

chooseusername wrote: »

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.2040011,-7.500099,3a,75y,303.35h,91.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNdXq1b40opHK4_7wVuChSg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Thanks! I'll probably have taunting nightmares about the place now, but thanks!

blackwhite

lassykk wrote: »

Mahon Bridge or something like that near Mahon Falls in Waterford?

The coffee shop gives it's address as Kilcomeragh - but Mahon Bridge is what's I've always know it as

lassykk

Hoping this might be more of a challenge but I doubt it

Secretly delighted I got one right that Niley didn't know with Mahon Bridge - 1 out of maybe 5,000

lassykk

blackwhite wrote: »

The coffee shop gives it's address as Kilcomeragh - but Mahon Bridge is what's I've always know it as

Yep I've only ever known it as Mahon Bridge too

It's also what I google mapped to make sure I was right!

Rossknowlagh ?

Guill

The Maharees in Kerry?

blackwhite

lassykk wrote: »

I don't know how people do it. That's literally a back road between piltown and kilmacow, two tiny villages in south Kilkenny

The bunting gave a starting point for google

lassykk

bubblypop wrote: »

Rossknowlagh ?

Afraid not