Talk:Culchie

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yeah, except culchie is not listed on the ethnic slurs page. So that doesnt help, for someone looking for its meaning.

I have removed the sentence below from this article as it has no real relevance to the word culchie. It instead has become a sentence with an obvious sectarian undertone to it, where one person is changing Derry to londonderry and the other back to derry.

"In County LondonDerry , people from the city of Derry refer to people from the country, such as Dungiven, as culchies."------ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.70.226.175 (talk) 22:43:50, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

Section removed[edit]

With some reluctance, I have removed the following:

Among other things culchies like:

Saying "Haaah" everytime someone says something. Silver mints. A nice bit of ham. TK red lemonade. Saying ahhh after a sup of tay. Giving the dog wildest baitings. Giving the wife wildest baitings. Knowing what pubs are on the Limerick Tipperary road. Drink Driving. Grabbing a hould of a bird in Coppers. Diesel. Saying “stall the digger”. Going out specifically to buy petrol. Super Splits. Neat Whisky. Fisticuffs after the dhischo. Drinking neat whicky followed by Fisticuffs after the dhischo. Driving up house prices in Dublin . Quinns. Tractors in a Paddys Day Parade. Laughing at people with clean wellies. Battenburg. Tanora. Tanora with a thick slice of battenburg wrapped up in an Abernethys bread wrapper on the train to Thurles. Tying up jeans with a bit of bailing twine. Buttered biscuits. Diggin Holes. Saying tis too cold to snow. A dinner dance. Tayto Cheese & Onion. Countin money. A stretch in d'evenings. Rubbing their hands together before tucking into their dinner. Pretending to like Harp . Marietta biskits. Drivin inta poholes with the tractor. Spittin in their hands before doing anything manual. A big bowl of stew. Eating sangwiches out of the boot of a car at GAA Matches. Saying someones 'Opened a Book' on something. The smell of silage. Slice-Your-Own Loaf. A bottle of mineral. Fighting with d'neighbours. Puttin on a ganzee to stop them from bein perished. 'The' Hurling and Futball. Bakin n cabbage. Price of calves.. Sayin' things like 'Well Holy God ... will ya look at that.' Dirty number plates so they cant get caught with the speed cameras. The Fear of Change. A nice bit of Barnbrac with a cup a Strong Tay. Drinkin tay off a saucer. Building stone walls. Being starved with the cold rather than with a lack of food. Flowery Spuds. Talking about the stretch in the evenin's. A good blackthorn walkin stick. Shouting 'Yaaahhhhooooooo' when something good happens. The replay of the Sunday Game on Monday. Talkin bout machinery. Sayin' things like 'Arra fer Jaysus Sake' A good read of Buy n Sell. Winnin a turkey at the cards. Scandal, as long as its about other people. A Gud bail a Turf, because dat Centril heatin's only a wemins ting. Wellies. Sponge 'n Custurt. Illegal Parking in Dublin. Begrudgery of others.

Be careful Culchies move in large groups.

Sadly, I think it qualifies as original research. I couldn't bear to remove it altogether; it's really quite accurate (as a description of the stereotype, I mean; nobody is really like that, of couse...). jnestorius^(talk) 21:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that just described half of my family.

"I've Made it to Dublin"- Have you?[edit]

I just found out about this page. What sort of article on Culchies does not have an "I've Made it to Dublin" section? This is easily the most hilarious aspect of culchies. With their big hairy verbs starting off with sentences like "when I arrived in Dublin I hadn't ere an arse in me britches..." and finishing with "Well, I've made it to Dublin now and the lads back home have two heads on them when I honour them with a visit". Meanwhile, the lads at home still always remember the lad who didn't even have ere an arse in his britches, and tell him about it every time! PS: You just have to put in Barry's Hotel and Line Dancing in the 1980s, and the Teachers' Club, the Garda Club- oh jaysas, this article has wicked potential. PPS Not forgetting the moving Statues!! 86.42.119.12 (talk) 23:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another para removed[edit]

I've removed the following, because I can't find any verification of it on a quick Google search, and it sounds (to me) as if it's a garbled reference to the Festival that's already in the article.

There is an Annual Culchie Festival in Athboy, Co.Meath every August to find "The culchie of the year". Contestants come from all over Ireland, and abroad. The applicant is considered to have a good chance if he can dress in old clothes, drive an old Honda 50 motorcycle, and is well prepared to get his hands dirty trying to earn a living. A direct manner, a positive optimistic outlook on life, and a complex sense of humour also help. This competition is purely humorous.

But please put it back if it can be referenced. —SMALL JIM 16:17, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this page in Wikipedia?[edit]

It seems weird to find this detailed discussion of a single word, with many unsubstantiated claims, while Wiktionary - where the editors know about these things - has virtually nothing. Is it a coiniudence that the page promotes the festival? Or is the whole thinga waste of space? I've no objection to the festival having a page, but is this the appropriate page? Heenan73 (talk) 09:53, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is total bollix lads, sort it out or take it to fucking uncyclopedia!!![edit]

For a start this kinda shite does not belong on wikipedia

"(this is untrue - the term is derived from the Irish language and to say it is Hiberno English or Ulster Scots is an attempt by culchies to undermine Ireland aand it's progress towards a United Irish nation free from English rule - the culchies like to highlight our country's loses as it egrandises themselves - they are traitors)"

Thats gone now btw. Thats not up for discussion either, its just gone. Got it? Right, good.

This is supposed to be an encyclopedia, its not a blog, you want to publish your own opinion then go start a wordpress for it.

Its reliable sources and references or gtfo out here. You wanna argue about the etymology of the word then back it up with facts and evidence not your half baked ranting!

Literally billions of people use this fecking site as a information source, its a modern global institution not the fucking jax door in your local!

First paragraph[edit]

" The Greater Dublin Area has allowed country people into Dublin to accommodate their needs unlike the opposite which doesn't occur when a Dubliner goes to the country."

This just seems like someone either having a laugh, or who has a chip on their shoulder.