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WE’VE HEARD THEM all before – but now they are winning international acclaim.
This interactive map of the world’s rudest place names has gone viral, and Ireland is represented very well on it – which should make us all very proud.
Named ‘Vaguely Rude Places’ – the map is pretty comprehensive in its search for strange-sounding places, as shown below.
With 271 towns and places in total, Ireland is doing quite well to have 10 on there. And here they are, in alphabetical order:
Saturday 2 November, 2024
Saturday 2 November, 2024
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10 Irish towns made it on to this international list of rude place names
WE’VE HEARD THEM all before – but now they are winning international acclaim.
This interactive map of the world’s rudest place names has gone viral, and Ireland is represented very well on it – which should make us all very proud.
Named ‘Vaguely Rude Places’ – the map is pretty comprehensive in its search for strange-sounding places, as shown below.
With 271 towns and places in total, Ireland is doing quite well to have 10 on there. And here they are, in alphabetical order:
Bastardstown, Wexford
Cum, Mayo
Dripsey, Cork
Effin, Limerick
Hackballscross, Louth
Meelick, Galway
Muff, Donegal
Nobber, Meath
Ring, Waterford
Termonfeckin, Louth,
A proud day for all of us.
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