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Blow ins

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  • 23-08-2002 8:53pm
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    francie brady
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    I was born in Dublin. Aged 5 i moved to Meath(not on my own). When i started national school I soon found out it's tough been a dub in Meath. I was always made to feel like an outcast. Was always picked last for a team even though i was a good team player. If i done well in class with results or won a completion i was jeered and made little of. I know that this was years ago and that childern can be cruel, but it had an lasting affect on me. I was always defending myself for been a Dub.

    And it still carries on to this day, nearly 18 years later. I seen it more now with other "blow-ins". At parish meetings "blow-ins" opinions mean sweet feck all. I've even heard "what would you know, you're only a blow-in" throwing at someone.

    Why is it hard been a Dub in Meath?

    And would you call me a Dub or a Meath man?


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    DapperGent
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    Jebus if you moved there age 5 you're probably more of a Meath man than I am. I do know to some extent what you mean although my family is all from Meath my mum and dad moved to Africa when I was less than a year old and stayed there til is was 11 or so. It was kinda difficult moving back especially to as close minded a place as Meath/Navan is.

    Personally I welcome the "blow-ins", especially to the urban centres Navan, Kells etc. The Navan I grew up and went to school in could definately do with some fresh ideas and people. I don't like to see people moving into the Meath countryside but thats mainly because I think there's enough houses there already.

    What I don't like to see is the profusion of enourmous housing estates around Navan they just look like ghettos waiting to happen. To be honest a large proportion of Meath people can be extremely unpleasant especially to "outsiders" you should just do what I do and punch them in the cock.


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    Hobnail Monkey
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    If there is one word to describe the vast majority of meath people, it would have to be Clandestine. If you wanted to take it a step further, you might almost call them Secular.


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    francie brady
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    Hobnail monkey are you Mr Dictionary???


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    sceptre
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    Ah, the joy of being a blow-in. Where my GF is from (country County Cork) they do that to people all the time. Personally I think they're idiots for regarding people in that way. It's one of the reasons I'd be slow to move to a small country area.

    Happens everywhere in country areas. Less so in the cities but people are always moving around there (plus, as a general rule, more people move (or at least seem to move) from the country to the city than vice-versa so it doesn't bother peopleso much that you may be a monster from, oh, jebus, some other county or other settlement area)

    I've gotten pretty stroppy and sarcastic when people used the term"blow-in" to describe anyone in a less than nice fashion. I usually point that "blow-ins" help stop the possibility of inbreeding and get more caustic from there.


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