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No offical national bird of Ireland?

  • 29-06-2013 10:44PM
    #1
    Pensivepuca
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    Was curious earlier and decided to look up national birds from around the world, and to my shock, Ireland has neither an offical or unoffical bird. Symbols and flags hold no importance to me, but we look left out compared to others. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_birds
    I understand that Ireland has no endemic birds, but we have endemic sub group such as dippers and blue tits. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Ireland I think a Raven/jackjaw/magpie to tie in with the War Goddess Morrigan (Bhtuan has the Rook taken) or maybe the humble wren, held up to such importance by the druids. A chough or a lapwing too could be nice or we could go different and put a feral pigeon. Or even Dustin the Turkey. What do you suggest AH?


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  • #2
    Mint Sauce
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    One falling into a taxi, at 3am, curry chips in one hand, smirnoff ice in the other.


  • #3
    SolarFlash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭SolarFlash


    Blackbird. So many of them. The rat of the sky.


  • #4
    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,805 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    Mary Robinson or the pterodactyl.


  • #5
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    according to the Irish Independant and RTE its Amy Hubberman


  • #6
    Systemic Risk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭Systemic Risk


    Robin. Resilient little feckers who wait around when all the others head off for winter.


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  • #7
    Pensivepuca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Pensivepuca


    Robin is taken by UK


  • #8
    the groutch
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184


  • #9
    Dostoevsky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Dostoevsky


    Pensivepuca wrote: »
    No offical national bird of Ireland?

    Interesting question. The Fiach (Raven) due to its connection with Cú Chulainn? The Lon Dubh (Blackbird) due to its role in poetry as a symbol of nature's beauty? The Dreoilín (Wren) and its connection with pagan tradition?


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    We used to have the swan....



    But the foreigners ate them all :)


  • #11
    mike65
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    Magpie


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  • #12
    MonkstownHoop
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    weve planty ov buurds


  • #13
    downonthefarm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭downonthefarm


    the one queing at the post office to get 'me book' of a thursday wile on the i-phone


  • #14
    matchthis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭matchthis


    Georgia salpa ftw


  • #15
    Pensivepuca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Pensivepuca


    Dosto-The Wren and Raven seem to make the most sense for mythology, plus Ravens are extremely clever. A shag, seabird would be amusing, any other suggestions? I hate not being able to thank/quote on my mobile.


  • #16
    RobbingBandit
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    The Pigeon, as that is what Anglo Irish Bank and their friends have made us all out to be.


  • #17
    NuckingFacker
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    A Cuckoo - cos most of the people here would live in your bleedin ear if they thought they'd get away with it.


  • #18
    delw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭delw


    downonthefarm wrote: »
    the one queing at the post office to get 'me book' of a thursday wile on the i-phone
    still wearing pj's :pac:


  • #19
    downonthefarm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭downonthefarm


    delw wrote: »
    still wearing pj's :pac:

    lol forget the fake tan she is just back tenneriiiife


  • #20
    RikkFlair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,110 ✭✭✭RikkFlair


    The national bird of Ireland, is.....drumroll.....

    TWINK

    Deal with that.


  • #21
    charlemont
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    May I nominate the Vulture as the national bird..


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  • #22
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,166 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Pensivepuca wrote: »
    Was curious earlier and decided to look up national birds from around the world, and to my shock, Ireland has neither an offical or unoffical bird. Symbols and flags hold no importance to me, but we look left out compared to others. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_birds
    I understand that Ireland has no endemic birds, but we have endemic sub group such as dippers and blue tits. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Ireland I think a Raven/jackjaw/magpie to tie in with the War Goddess Morrigan (Bhtuan has the Rook taken) or maybe the humble wren, held up to such importance by the druids. A chough or a lapwing too could be nice or we could go different and put a feral pigeon. Or even Dustin the Turkey. What do you suggest AH?

    What does an official bird do?

    Is it not better that we aren't following the crowd and doing our own thing without having one?


  • #23
    Pensivepuca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Pensivepuca


    Whats the harm in having one and being proud of our creatures?


  • #24
    C.K Dexter Haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,711 ✭✭✭C.K Dexter Haven


    Charlie Bird of course.


  • #25
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Pensivepuca wrote: »
    Whats the harm in having one and being proud of our creatures?

    I'll vote for the Crow. A little one fell down our chimney this morning at 6 am approx and outwitted the dimwitted cat for 4 hours.

    He was then saved and they all lived happily ever after.


  • #26
    solas111
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    Has to be Helen Curran of RTE weather.


  • #27
    policarp
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    The Lark.

    Shure were only havin' a lark. . .


  • #28
    The Backwards Man
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    Is the corncrake not our national bird? Always thought it was.


  • #29
    Boscoirl
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    The national bird of Ireland is extinct

    Katy French


  • #30
    flutered
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Magpie
    i agree, they take anything shiny, like our country, they scrounge, take the young i from the cradle, feck their the imf and anglo all rolled up in one.


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  • #31
    jimmy180sx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 478 ✭✭jimmy180sx


    Are ya a ladybird or a duuuurrrrrt bird


  • #32
    skimpydoo
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    How could ya's forget Big Bird?.;)


  • #33
    charlemont
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    Chucken wrote: »
    I'll vote for the Crow. A little one fell down our chimney this morning at 6 am approx and outwitted the dimwitted cat for 4 hours.

    He was then saved and they all lived happily ever after.

    I'd love to have seen that..Crow's are an amazing bird, Fair smart..:)


  • #34
    Chucken
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    charlemont wrote: »
    I'd love to have seen that..Crow's are an amazing bird, Fair smart..:)

    Well it seemed that they had made friends :D The cat was sitting on the couch and the crow was sitting on the ground to the side of the tv unit when he was rescued. There were no feathers or mess made!

    He was seen at the window at 6am by a neighbour and we never realised he was there til nearly 10.30.

    Going to buy a thingy to cover the chimney tomorrow to stop that happening again.
    Poor little thing :(


  • #35
    Laneyh
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    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    The Pigeon, as that is what Anglo Irish Bank and their friends have made us all out to be.

    I'd have said turkey in that instance


  • #36
    groovie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭groovie


    I would nominate the Irish Barn Owl or any owl to be honest. Owls are awesome.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohqEquNnzfU


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  • #37
    Ted_YNWA
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    Always thought it was the wren .


  • #38
    nxbyveromdwjpg
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    The old Guinness toucan sure

    http://static.flickr.com/25/43811860_4a23bce9e6.jpg


  • #39
    Pensivepuca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Pensivepuca


    Toucan bird is already taken :(


  • #40
    goose2005
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    I thought it was the Northern Lapwing?


  • #41
    laoch na mona
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    Joan Burton


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  • #42
    JupiterKid
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    I nominate the Wren or the Corncrake.

    Does Ireland have a national tree and a national flower?


  • #43
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    What was the bird on the old 50p coin?


  • #44
    rolliepoley
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    Is it not the Curlew?


  • #45
    Hownowcow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭Hownowcow


    the purple tin wrote: »
    What was the bird on the old 50p coin?

    A woodcock.

    Prior to the 50p it was used on the pre-decimal farthing.


  • #46
    KKkitty
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    The swallow because we swallow an awful lot of sh1t from our supposed leaders.


  • #47
    harry Bailey esq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,814 ✭✭✭harry Bailey esq


    what about the one on the old 50p coin,think it was a curlew

    beaten to it bah!


  • #48
    keith16
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    Nominate the Cormorant.


  • #49
    The Backwards Man
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    What about Crazylegs Crane? Dub a Kerry accent on him and he'd be ideal.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCXTGhvCoi8


  • #50
    Corvo Attano
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    The potato.


  • #51
    camel jockey
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    Does having a ****ehawk in the Áras count?


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