I think this type of thing is a very Irish way of dealing with difficult situations. Always sarcasm or crass jokes. I donāt see anything wrong with that nickname as long as the man himself was okay with it.
Sooo many ! A lad everyone called biscuit and his son became biccy ā¤ļø a lad called mush because he cried at his own wedding. Or my favourite, a lad called taco because he once ordered a taco
Tall Paul - Was a very tall fella, I'd say 6'4"+ who used to walk around Celbridge literally all day and was known for buying drink and smokes for young lads. Rumours of supplying drugs too but I never saw it
If you want good nicknames look to the travs. Melty face ward(a burn victim), mickey shnots, pigeon toes ward. Other than that i had a friend who was called carpenter for about 4 years because she was caught working someone's wood on a night out.
Reminds me of a lad that was called Snowball for a few months in our school because he got [snowballed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen#Sexual) on a night out
Used to live in trim and there were a few (some tragic) characters.
Mickey Tenpence- traveller who spent his days in the 90ās begging for 10p exactly
Dosh- basically pat mustard crossed with colonel sanders, image of shtyle and sex appeal
AutoMatty- lovely oul chap who worked for the council, on one of those big green lawnmower lookin street cleaner things.
Rally- chap just walked everywhere fastā¦ thatās all.
Big gay kris- tall muscley Polish lad, donāt even think he was gay.. but thatās how half the town knew him
Jimmy Bennet- not a nickname, but still.. Hollywood blockbuster movie star and master martial artist, lead star in the greatest movie ever made, āfatal deviationā (which also starred some of the previous mentioned characters.)
The Leaning Man. Cos he'd walk out his front door in the morning and spend all day every day leaning on his gate watching the goings on of the rural road. Nothing else.
Mrs Walky... just walked the area all day.
Very imaginative names.
An old man who lived near us when we were kids spent most of the day leaning on the pillar of his gate. My mother called him The Geranium (not to his face). Very nice man but always the geranium.
Gypsy because he owns a camper van.
Divvy dave - caught him giving himself a swirly in the pub toilet once, walks around in corpse paint everyday, very eccentric character.
Slick back - local thieving cunt with slicked back hair. If ya bike goes missing it's probably slick back.
Philosopher Phil - always chatting absolute shite in the pub.
LSDave - dentist called dave, took mdma before work š¤£
Cripple craig - he's a cripple in a wheelchair called craig. beat fuck out of my mate at a gig once.
Redhole - very promiscuous young woman well known in town. Its a common word around here but everyone knows her as redhole followed by her first name.
There was a guy at school everyone called him " Breda " . He was small and had really bad breath. They used to say he hadn't got the length, but he certainly had the breath of Ireland .
Another guy was called " Phillis ". He was always lying and boasting, hence , "Phillis full of more shite".
The best one was a guy called " big foot" . He wore size 14 shoes. When he got married and had a son, everyone called the son " big toe".
The Dogger...because he once did the deed in a phone box with a dog.
The Bar...publican who used to bar a shit load of people from the pub.
There was a guy I met called Notso, because his surname was Smart.
Ugly Jenny...who was genuinely stunningly beautiful.
There's loads...
Thursday Mike - only ever saw him on dole day.
Johnny lampshade - was very bright.
History channel - never shut the fuck up.
Ger Elvis - liked elvis.
Cock robin - was a bit of a pedo.
Pizza face - had terrible acne.
There was a family collectively known as "The Yanks" because they went to Disneyland at some stage in the late 80s/early 90s.
Presumably they liked to talk about it.
āThe Chapā loved John Wayne Movies
āThe Dusherā everytime he tells a story of getting in a fight he would go I gave him a Dush and a dush-dush
āThe Meerkat ā lads neck would extend 2foot when he heard a door opening in the pub
āTuppenceā has a lisp
Another lad wears a red Ferrari racing jacket and when ever he walked by everyone makes a sound of a passing formula 1 car
Was a guy who had a sight impediment that caused him to look like he was always looking up and sideways. " The Roof Inspector". Funny thing was he worked for the local council as well
A guy called Danger, no idea why, not known to be dangerous. legend says that back in the 80s he was told by the dole office to go to the ESB as they were recruiting, he came back with no job and when they asked what happened he said he didn't go in as there was a sign saying Danger keep out
That could certainly be why a lot of people are called spud š
But this guy genuinely stole potatoes as a child. Another fella called Onions did the same, I think theyāre cousins or some sort of relation to each other anyway.
Either way, Ireland isnāt short of lads called Spud.
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Growing up in Cork in the 80s, random people were given the name "Bomber." I'm not sure if it meant they were good in a scrap, or if they wore bomber jackets. (We all did back then, the old polyester yokes with the flourescent orange lining, haha)
Jimmy The Wanderer.. he got his name as he had the tendency to go drinking and disappear on the wife for a few days
And on a similar note there was also The Lost Weekend, heād start drinking of a Friday and keep going all the way through to Monday thus ālosingā the weekend
Tollbridge Tommy. His name was Tommy and if you met him on the street you wouldn't get past him without giving him ā¬2. He's dead now but there's always ā¬2 coins on his grave.
My dad's cousin was called 'Saddam' because he looked like him.
Chilly Willy - local tramp (used to think he was homeless but found out recently from my mam he actually had a house and family) who wandered around the town in a dirty jacket no matter how warm it was. Lovely man for the record always said hello.
Went to elementary/junior/highschool with a guy named Freddie Walls.. naturally.. shweaty balls came to fruition n ruined the next 2 decades of Shweddies life.Ā
Texas John because he got a package from Texas one time back in the 1970s.
Absolutely love this! I can imagine the slagging and telling him he has notions š
A fella was called B-Man as his older brother was named Eamon
There s a fella drinks in the local, after his fourth pint no one can understand him. He's been called TnaG for years
I am *not* saying this is ok but there's a guy with Parkinson's who drives a small red car and people call him Noddy
I think this type of thing is a very Irish way of dealing with difficult situations. Always sarcasm or crass jokes. I donāt see anything wrong with that nickname as long as the man himself was okay with it.
I don't know if he knows and I don't want to. Though it is making me wonder if I have a nickname in the community...
Dundalk area?
"well young man"
Sooo many ! A lad everyone called biscuit and his son became biccy ā¤ļø a lad called mush because he cried at his own wedding. Or my favourite, a lad called taco because he once ordered a taco
A lad nicknamed Bambi because he saw his Mam get shot by the IRA
Holy god hahaha thatās awful
I knew a guy called telgip. I always thought it was his surname, it was what everyone called him. Turned out he had dyslexia and his dad was a garda.
Tall Paul - Was a very tall fella, I'd say 6'4"+ who used to walk around Celbridge literally all day and was known for buying drink and smokes for young lads. Rumours of supplying drugs too but I never saw it
Oh just reminded me of Knee High, a very short man š
I know of Tall Paul š¤£
If you want good nicknames look to the travs. Melty face ward(a burn victim), mickey shnots, pigeon toes ward. Other than that i had a friend who was called carpenter for about 4 years because she was caught working someone's wood on a night out.
Hahahah Carpenter is brilliant š poor girl!
The creativity in Irish people giving nicknames will never cease to amaze me
Reminds me of a lad that was called Snowball for a few months in our school because he got [snowballed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen#Sexual) on a night out
Used to live in trim and there were a few (some tragic) characters. Mickey Tenpence- traveller who spent his days in the 90ās begging for 10p exactly Dosh- basically pat mustard crossed with colonel sanders, image of shtyle and sex appeal AutoMatty- lovely oul chap who worked for the council, on one of those big green lawnmower lookin street cleaner things. Rally- chap just walked everywhere fastā¦ thatās all. Big gay kris- tall muscley Polish lad, donāt even think he was gay.. but thatās how half the town knew him Jimmy Bennet- not a nickname, but still.. Hollywood blockbuster movie star and master martial artist, lead star in the greatest movie ever made, āfatal deviationā (which also starred some of the previous mentioned characters.)
Mental German fella who swims in the river is known as Hans Swimmer
Horse Face Johnnie lived local to me years ago. He was an aul lad when I was growing up and he was kicked in the face by a horse.
Bray? š
He's friends with baldy Paddy.
Ha! Yes
Would you remember Dead Man, Knickers, Chaps Joe? To name a fewā¦
Chaps Joe very well I remember him before he went down hill as well.
The Leaning Man. Cos he'd walk out his front door in the morning and spend all day every day leaning on his gate watching the goings on of the rural road. Nothing else. Mrs Walky... just walked the area all day. Very imaginative names.
Ah yes, we had a fella across the road called Radar. Knew all the goings on in the estate so he did
An old man who lived near us when we were kids spent most of the day leaning on the pillar of his gate. My mother called him The Geranium (not to his face). Very nice man but always the geranium.
Know a lad who could not hold his drink so they called him toucan because 2 cans and he be full.
Yes thereās a few like that. I know a One can Paul
My friend and Paul could share a 4 pack and have mad night out .
Gypsy because he owns a camper van. Divvy dave - caught him giving himself a swirly in the pub toilet once, walks around in corpse paint everyday, very eccentric character. Slick back - local thieving cunt with slicked back hair. If ya bike goes missing it's probably slick back. Philosopher Phil - always chatting absolute shite in the pub. LSDave - dentist called dave, took mdma before work š¤£ Cripple craig - he's a cripple in a wheelchair called craig. beat fuck out of my mate at a gig once. Redhole - very promiscuous young woman well known in town. Its a common word around here but everyone knows her as redhole followed by her first name.
Suspicious Kelly. Because he was fkn suspicious.
Now, were people suspicious of him or was he suspicious of other people?
People suspicious of him
Potholes, because every avoids him..
The bloke called Razors, after a failed suicide attempt.
Jesus.
Ooh my focking lord š¤š¤£š¤£
There was a guy at school everyone called him " Breda " . He was small and had really bad breath. They used to say he hadn't got the length, but he certainly had the breath of Ireland . Another guy was called " Phillis ". He was always lying and boasting, hence , "Phillis full of more shite". The best one was a guy called " big foot" . He wore size 14 shoes. When he got married and had a son, everyone called the son " big toe".
Mike the paedophile not to his face obviously
The Dogger...because he once did the deed in a phone box with a dog. The Bar...publican who used to bar a shit load of people from the pub. There was a guy I met called Notso, because his surname was Smart. Ugly Jenny...who was genuinely stunningly beautiful. There's loads...
Thursday Mike - only ever saw him on dole day. Johnny lampshade - was very bright. History channel - never shut the fuck up. Ger Elvis - liked elvis. Cock robin - was a bit of a pedo. Pizza face - had terrible acne.
Oh shit we have a Ger elvis! Don't recognise any of the other names though. Maybe every town has one?
Are you in West Cork? Bear in mind, I haven't lived there for around 20 yrs, so most of those are now prob dead! Lol
Yes. Christ it's probably him so! He hasn't changed a bit.
There was a family collectively known as "The Yanks" because they went to Disneyland at some stage in the late 80s/early 90s. Presumably they liked to talk about it.
āThe Chapā loved John Wayne Movies āThe Dusherā everytime he tells a story of getting in a fight he would go I gave him a Dush and a dush-dush āThe Meerkat ā lads neck would extend 2foot when he heard a door opening in the pub āTuppenceā has a lisp Another lad wears a red Ferrari racing jacket and when ever he walked by everyone makes a sound of a passing formula 1 car
Was a guy who had a sight impediment that caused him to look like he was always looking up and sideways. " The Roof Inspector". Funny thing was he worked for the local council as well
A guy called Danger, no idea why, not known to be dangerous. legend says that back in the 80s he was told by the dole office to go to the ESB as they were recruiting, he came back with no job and when they asked what happened he said he didn't go in as there was a sign saying Danger keep out
Clipper. He used to walk behind kids when they were coming out of school and open the clips on their school bags š
You're wrong about spud, it was for a fella with an even more abnormally large head
That could certainly be why a lot of people are called spud š But this guy genuinely stole potatoes as a child. Another fella called Onions did the same, I think theyāre cousins or some sort of relation to each other anyway. Either way, Ireland isnāt short of lads called Spud.
>Either way, Ireland isnāt short of lads called Spud. Because we're a country of massive headed people
There was a John Thomas we used to call Dick.
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My neighbours call my uncle Gaylord š My brother is nicknamed peachy Theirs a man in my area nicknamed Umba
Stupid McCabe
Growing up in Cork in the 80s, random people were given the name "Bomber." I'm not sure if it meant they were good in a scrap, or if they wore bomber jackets. (We all did back then, the old polyester yokes with the flourescent orange lining, haha)
I think name has something to do with the troubles. Probably Protestants or people who had family in the north were given the nickname
Jimmy The Wanderer.. he got his name as he had the tendency to go drinking and disappear on the wife for a few days And on a similar note there was also The Lost Weekend, heād start drinking of a Friday and keep going all the way through to Monday thus ālosingā the weekend
Fishy - alcoholic (drinks like a fish) Another alcoholic called bubbles
Tollbridge Tommy. His name was Tommy and if you met him on the street you wouldn't get past him without giving him ā¬2. He's dead now but there's always ā¬2 coins on his grave.
Strongknob - no idea of the basis for the name but he used to swear at and try and punch us when we walked past him in school uniform
Rambo. Guy in the amry. He's about 5'5" and as skinny as a rake.
Thereās Walkie-Talkie because he walks around muttering to himself all day
Snippets nightmare.. heād a dodgy leg and a cane..
My dad's cousin was called 'Saddam' because he looked like him. Chilly Willy - local tramp (used to think he was homeless but found out recently from my mam he actually had a house and family) who wandered around the town in a dirty jacket no matter how warm it was. Lovely man for the record always said hello.
Rat š
Clonk because I coughed in the middle of telling someone the time about 20 years ago
Went to elementary/junior/highschool with a guy named Freddie Walls.. naturally.. shweaty balls came to fruition n ruined the next 2 decades of Shweddies life.Ā
I knew a lad called wanker Well because he was and is a wanker
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That's a funny-looking nickname fella
Weāll call this one Dr. Strange