A photo for ye.

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

G'way wi your culchieness! Here's one I prepared earlier!:



Clue: It's in Dublin

Thats funny cause so is my picture ye jackeen-soup drinkin-gurrier breedin palesman of a yoke

Will I post up the answer?

Apologies, Seathrún, I wasn't reading the thread closely enough. There was a lot of stuff about Meath and the country in general, I felt there needed to be representation from Dublin. Thank you for providing it.

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

G'way wi your culchieness! Here's one I prepared earlier!:



Clue: It's in Dublin

Archiseek - Is that wan o those 4 bay Dutch Barn retractable roof jobs?

Is it the Ulster Bank building on George's Quay?

The answer to my picture question is...

*drum rolls*

*fumbles with envelopes*

is in fact the little clocktower of the former Mercer's Hospital!

THat was a toughy. Has it won awards or summit?




Ok so its in Dublin and a certain family make a lot of bread there

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

THat was a toughy. Has it won awards or summit?




Ok so its in Dublin and a certain family make a lot of bread there

Is it in Walkinstown?

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

THat was a toughy. Has it won awards or summit?




Ok so its in Dublin and a certain family make a lot of bread there

Is it in Walkinstown?

Walkin's Bread?

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

G'way wi your culchieness! Here's one I prepared earlier!:



Clue: It's in Dublin

That's Mercer's hospital?!

cookiemonster wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

G'way wi your culchieness! Here's one I prepared earlier!:



Clue: It's in Dublin

That's Mercer's hospital?!

I think, though I could stand corrected, but you have to guess before he gives the answer.
Any photos yourself?

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

THat was a toughy. Has it won awards or summit?




Ok so its in Dublin and a certain family make a lot of bread there

Is it in Walkinstown?

Walkin's Bread?

Its Brennanstown Dolmen near Cábán tSíle, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath

SeathrúnCeitinn-I rang the Place Names Commission looking for the English for Coolcotts and they told me it was Cold Cottages. Are they taking the P?

cactus flower wrote:

SeathrúnCeitinn-I rang the Place Names Commission looking for the English for Coolcotts and they told me it was Cold Cottages. Are they taking the P?

Nearly every Cool- begins with Cúl or Cúil as the plural which is common in placenames like 'Cúil Raithin' Coleraine or 'Cúil an tSúdaire' Portarlington

Theres a Gaelscoil near the coolcotts in Enniscorty. What the etymology of the word is I don't know. If I'm allowed a flight of fancy I'd say Cúil Scotach beacause a clann of the mc williams of the Route(near Ballymoney) were forced out in the 1400's and moved the whole way to Wexford. They were descendants of the Dál Riada who took my avatar to Galloway with them.

And yes they are takin the piss.

'Culo' is also 'backside' in Spanish. And 'Cul-de-Sac' in French (bottom of the bag) Maybe it's Latin origin

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

SeathrúnCeitinn-I rang the Place Names Commission looking for the English for Coolcotts and they told me it was Cold Cottages. Are they taking the P?

Nearly every Cool- begins with Cúl or Cúil as the plural which is common in placenames like 'Cúil Raithin' Coleraine or 'Cúil an tSúdaire' Portarlington

Theres a Gaelscoil near the coolcotts in Enniscorty. What the etymology of the word is I don't know. If I'm allowed a flight of fancy I'd say Cúil Scotach beacause a clann of the mc williams of the Route(near Ballymoney) were forced out in the 1400's and moved the whole way to Wexford. They were descendants of the Dál Riada who took my avatar to Galloway with them.

And yes they are takin the piss.

Lovely! Thanks v. much!

The PNC had translated Cold Cottages into (literal) Irish. This did my head in just a little.

Auditor #9 wrote:

'Culo' is also 'backside' in Spanish.

Same root probably 'culmen' means ridge or back of in latin I think

Cúl an tSúdaire is the Tanner's Nook, isn't it? So what's the Scotach in Cúl Scotach?



Any ideas?

Kate P wrote:

Cúl an tSúdaire is the Tanner's Nook, isn't it? So what's the Scotach in Cúl Scotach?



Any ideas?

The scotaigh was a term to describe the various tribes in central and east ulster that founded the kingdom of Dál Riada in western scotland and hence the name Scotland. Fergus MacRuairc and the boyos. A chieftain , Brian Carach Ó Néíll, who 'never liked to hang one at a time' is refered to in British State papers as late as the 1570's as 'a bastard kin of scottee'

Kate P wrote:

Cúl an tSúdaire is the Tanner's Nook, isn't it? So what's the Scotach in Cúl Scotach?



Any ideas?

Is it in Co. Kildare? Am I warm?(Your spot on with the tanners)

Nope. Not Kildare but...

Kate P wrote:

Nope. Not Kildare but...

Its not near Portarlington? Is it? Warmer/colder?

Warmer. How good is your history?

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

Auditor #9 wrote:

'Culo' is also 'backside' in Spanish. 'Cul-de-Sac' in French means bottom of the bag.

Same root probably 'culmen' means ridge or back of in latin I think

And 'culchie' means someone from the backofbeyonds or 'the arsehole of nowhere'.

Sorry to butt in (no pun ) but haven't a notion where that house is...

I'm reluctant to give any hints considering I hadn't a clue about the others - but Seathrún was getting very close.

Is it something to do with Parnell?

No.
But if A-T was here now he'd probably recognise the style, name the architect and tell us exactly where it is...