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

[Alec Horan]

Are the people that say that aware of how totally and utterly sad and pathetic they are ?.

If it was a joke I could understand but some Cork folk really seem to believe it.


What a bunch of Langers.


I mean who else would be dumb enough to build a city on a flood plain for Gods sake.

[Myshadow]

Are the people that say that aware of how totally and utterly sad and pathetic they are ?.

If it was a joke I could understand but some Cork folk really seem to believe it.


What a bunch of Langers.


I mean who else would be dumb enough to build a city on a flood plain for Gods sake.

Yeah i have to admit i do find that a bit pathetic alright. It all stems from the fact that up to irish independence dublin was pretty much british ruled, and the majority of its well-to-do residences called themselves british (hence the name "jackeen which itself comes from union jack). Cork being the biggest city outside of dublin that hadnt that british element (outside bandon town) liked to declare itself the real capitol because of far greater percentage of irish citizens per capita.

[Westsidex]

Are the people that say that aware of how totally and utterly sad and pathetic they are ?.

If it was a joke I could understand but some Cork folk really seem to believe it.


What a bunch of Langers.


I mean who else would be dumb enough to build a city on a flood plain for Gods sake.

I agree. Cork ppl are a right bunch of langers.
Westside.

[jacksparrow2010]

The best damn place since time began!... the super race are CORKONIAN!!!!

[ThomasJ]

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

[Westsidex]

Or a roundabout that a lane disappears on.

sort of like my money,
Westside.

[Myshadow]

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

[Quarterpoundher]

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]

unless they bulldozed Ballincollig out of the way

and that would be a bad thing?

[Quarterpoundher]

and that would be a bad thing?

Ah now its a lovely little place, don't be badmouthing Ballin C