Titanic99 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 This statement raises three possibilities a) you support one of the teams b) you are a massive football fan who will watch anything c) you were very bored I darseay you will point out a d) but I am struggling right now. Definitely not A, little bit of B although I'm sure there was other footie on that was of a higher standard, but more so D as I was intrigued to see how welcome the Derry supporters made the followers of the great unwashed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Just as Bombay is now Mumbai..... It always was. Just as the English translation of the word always was - and still is - Bombay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Aren't you getting mixed up with Cliftonville versus the great unwashed!!! Yes, sorry, not even a senior moment - I hadn't gone far enough back. Cliftonville it sure was, from North Belfast. Passed the ground en-route to the castle! My daughter did a group presentation on Glentoran in her final year of her Football Management degree so we'll go with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Watching BBC Newsline (Ulster) 3 Nov. there was a feature on Halloween festivities by the Foyle. The original caption of destination was "Londonderry" but the first person asked for his thoughts was "The Mayor of Derry"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellekyte Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I was born in Derry and lived there til i was 6, and have always called it Derry. But that is really probably just becasue it's what my parents called it, and more really because Londonderry can be a bit of a mouthful! I have no interest in religion or politics, just something I have always said. Interestingly though, because I have dual nationality, and therefore have 2 passports, one states that I was born in Londonderry, Co. Londonderry, and the other, Derry, Co.Derry (or Doire, as it is in gaelic.) Never bothered me what you call it, to be honest. What bothers me is that when people ask me where i'm from, 90% of the time, the next question is, "so, you must be a catholic then?". I could rant for ages on that, but not the time, not the place, and defiantely not worth the effort! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Wolf Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 The funny irony for me in this relates to my time growing up in bigoted Belfast (both sides). There was a song sung by the Protestants/Unionist called "We'll guard old Derrys walls", for people so adamant about calling it Londonderry I find the irony of this being sung by them amusing. Maybe thats because the time which the song refers to it was still called Derry? A bit like the Turks singinging about guarding the walls of Constantinople and not Istanbul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It always was. Just as the English translation of the word always was - and still is - Bombay. I meant - that the ENGLISH now call it Mumbai rather than Bombay. Just as they will eventually call it Derry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code13 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It is my understanding that the City is still called Londonderry but the City Council is called Derry City Council. This may seem strange but Hull City Council is the city council for a City the official name of which is Kingston upon Hull, not Hull, for example. The county is called Londonderry legally speaking but the GAA teams will be called Derry, for example. Those are the legal positions but people will choose to call things what they like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litre Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 No Surrender The IRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhippy Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 No Surrender The IRA Cead mile failte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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