Thanks JJ. Some interesting tidbits on that wikipedia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JJ Woods" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] IFHF site It would seem there are a few nicknames for Cork as follows: The Rebel County. Originally from Cork city's support for pretender Perkin Warbeck in 1495 and reinforced by Cork's prominence in the Irish War of Independence (1919–21) and the Irish Civil War, 1922–23. The Leesiders. River Lee The Donkey Aters (Eaters). Applied in particular to the vicinity of Skibbereen in West Cork where people resorted to eating donkeys during the Great Famine. The above is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_county_nicknames <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_county_nicknames> On 22 November 2010 15:58, Heather H <[email protected]> wrote: > Thx Sean. I knew about Cork being known as Rebel Cork but somehow thought > the people would be known as "Corkers". So now I`m a "Rebel"-descendent. > Hmm. (I of course have never had a rebel streak in me...) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sean sheehan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 5:14 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] IFHF site > > > > Cork is known as the "Rebel County" and Cork people are known as "The > > Rebels". > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heather H > > Sent: 21 November 2010 01:38 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] IFHF site > > > > I compare it to going to a casino. You may win or you may not. You takes > > yer > > > > chances! > > Heather > > > > ps, Maggie, I know Dubs are persons from Dublin but what do you call > > people > > > > from Cork?.. be nice now, I know Dubs and Corkers are kind of > > rivals,..just > > > > curious. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Margaret Doyle" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 4:56 PM > > Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] IFHF site > > > > > >> Yes Nancy, I totally agree with you, you do need to have some > >> corresponding info if you don't want to waste money, however, sometimes > >> you may be lucky+find there's only 2 or 3 people listed with the same > >> name > > > >> + age, which gives you better odds. > >> Maggie the Dub > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message