What is it with 'Cork City- The Real Capital'

**Westsidex** · 21-07-10, 20:18

Originally Posted by Quarterpoundher

I think a sizeable acreage of the city being burnt to the ground in the cause of freedom entitles us to some moral claim to the title if nothing else.

Best thing that ever happened was the Black and Tans burning the city hall down. If they were here today id buy the matches for them.

Sincerely,
Westside.

**Myshadow** · 21-07-10, 20:21

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

Don't forget building an airport on a hill so that it gets closed by fog.

It was the dublin airport authority that built Cork airport

But it is typical of Irish engineering/planning etc, ie: building the Dublin port tunnel 200mm to low so it cant accommodate super trucks for example. and building a light rail system on two lines that dont link ... the list of Irish engineering cock-ups is pretty much endless.

Ive lived in Ireland just a little over 20yrs, most of them in Cork, though i have live in various other parts of Ireland, i have no complains about the city or the people.

And in answer to a previous question about flooding.. many Cities and towns around the world are prone to flooding, however their governments build defenses to contain these disasters... but of course the Irish government like to do things differently

**ber** · 21-07-10, 20:22

Every City gets the title it deserves therefore Cork is the real Capital and Limerick is Stab City

**Quarterpoundher** · 21-07-10, 20:22

Originally Posted by Westsidex

Best thing that ever happened was the Black and Tans burning the city hall down. If they were here today id buy the matches for them.

Sincerely,
Westside.

Did not stop at city hall though did it?

**Myshadow** · 21-07-10, 20:27

Originally Posted by Westsidex

Best thing that ever happened was the Black and Tans burning the city hall down. If they were here today id buy the matches for them.

Sincerely,
Westside.

Your ancestors probably did buy the matches for the black and tans.. i get a feeling that your proud of them

**Westsidex** · 21-07-10, 20:32

Originally Posted by Myshadow

Your ancestors probably did buy the matches for the black and tans.. i get a feeling that your proud of them

Nope, theyd be run out of Westville if they showed their goofy heads here.

other than that their fine,
Westside.

**Quarterpoundher** · 21-07-10, 20:43

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

Don't forget building an airport on a hill so that it gets closed by fog.

Well now be fair fog forms on bodies of water first so by going as high as possible they were getting as far away from the fog as possible, if they built it on the Lee fields they'd be fog bound most cold morning's and flooded in winter which is the only other large area of flat ground near the city but still to small for a runway unless they bulldozed Ballincollig out of the way

**benin** · 21-07-10, 20:45

Originally Posted by Quarterpoundher

unless they bulldozed Ballincollig out of the way

and that would be a bad thing?

**Quarterpoundher** · 21-07-10, 20:47

Of course there was a little known runway in Mallow that hardly ever got used... in fact it was only ever used once

Day heroic pilot landed Mallow in headlines - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

**Myshadow** · 21-07-10, 20:47

Originally Posted by Westsidex

Nope, theyd be run out of Westville if they showed their goofy heads here.

other than that their fine,
Westside.

You talking about your ancestors or black and tans

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