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This is a list of nicknames for the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants. The nicknames are mainly used with reference to the county's representative team in gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). A few of the names are quite old and well-known; most are recent coinages mainly used by journalists.
The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .
List of Irish county nicknames; N. ... List of United Kingdom county nicknames This page was last edited on 27 July 2016, at 09:35 (UTC). Text ...
Norfolk Dumplings ("Dumplings being a favourite food in that county"), [67] Turkey Botherers (pejorative) Northampton Cobblers, after the ancient shoe industry that thrived in the town. Northern Ireland Paddies, Huns (sectarian offensive term for pro-British Unionists), Taigs (sectarian offensive term for pro-Irish Nationalists) North Shields
In Irish, the counties are known as contaetha, the singular of which is contae. Irish versions of county names only have official status in the Republic of Ireland. Most of the counties were named after a town in that county (commonly referred to as a county town); usually an administrative centre.
List of Irish county nicknames; P. List of Irish counties by population This page was last edited on 25 August 2023, at 12:12 (UTC). Text ...
It's true they often are so used, but then, as Counties of Ireland states, the GAA is a major cause of the perpetuation of county-based identity in Ireland. jnestorius 23:44, 4 May 2008 (UTC) Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ireland#List_of_Irish_county_nicknames discussion where more people will see it Gnevin 11:03, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Most Gaelic games county names in Ireland are shared with current or former administrative counties, the sole exception at present being County Derry (the largely coterminous administrative county, abolished in 1973, was County Londonderry). Outside Ireland, for GAA purposes "county" often refers to places which are not otherwise termed ...