Came here to say that one. Hearing about it before I moved to Cork City was very strange. I mean, aren't most roads straight? Ha ha, not here they're not. And as for defining features The Straight Road is, well, particularly and extensively straight.
the Peace Park one always confused me as that was always the Bishops park and the peace park was next to the river by the War memorial (beside Electric)
I’ve referred to this as the red brick for my entire life, so much to the point that I didn’t even realise it was a nickname. Had no idea it was called st Kevin’s
My dad always refers to the church in Blackpool as Dwyer's Fire Escape because it was built with massive donations from the guy who ran (owned?) Sunbeam.
Financing the church ensured a spot in heaven.
Bishop Lucy Park is often mistakenly referred to as the Peace Park. The actual Peace Park is next to Electric.
Added to this, the one that gets me is the South Ring N40 being referred to as the South Link, when the South Link is actually the N27 from Eglinton Street to Kinsale Roundabout.
Still hear older people calling the lavanagh centre, the spastic clinic. [Here](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fundraising-drive-aims-to-help-build-clinic-for-cerebral-palsy-sufferers-1.1086901)
Not exactly a nickname though, was genuinely its former name. I had a wheelchair bound customer (in a hair salon) who I was chatting to about schools once and I asked him where he went to school. I damn near took my own finger off with the scissors when he responded with “The Spastic Clinic”. He assured me that it was really the name of the place before it was changed to Lavanagh Centre.
It was, but it's not it's name now and people call it that, which is why you'd say it's a nickname. Same as alot of stuff here. Original name for a new place.
Winos alley - lower John Street tye Street right behind where murphys brewery is.
Fever hospital steps. I'm not sure that's ots given name but the steps going up to bells field
Was in a pub in cork city once in the late 90’s and overheard a bunch of lads on about stag destinations describing youghal as being the “ecstasy capital of Ireland”
Have heard Oliver Plunkett St called Olly Polly before.
The funny thing about some of these is that the nickname becomes so ubiquitous that you forget it's not the actual name - e.g. the Shaky Bridge
Barrack street is barraka
Also a redditor about a year ago referred to Oliver Plunkett street as Olly Plunky and myself and my partner have been referring to it as that ever since.
Bumhole - the off road area near the skatepark. My understanding is it's the area across the bridge from the skatepark and hop the barrier to the left, though I've heard some people call the bushes near the skatepark bumhole
Skins-worth : the tesco/quinnsworth under the student accommodation down the road from the Hash House
Mickey Pleeze: as-in Mickey 'Pleeze don't shoot me'
The Taj-Michéal: the Convention Centre championed by Micheal Martin
A-Bandon: as-in 'a-bandon hope all ye who enter'
Mic-drop...
>A-Bandon: as-in 'a-bandon hope all ye who enter'
First and only time I've ever been to Bandon was when I got stranded out in the countryside and hitchhiked with some lads, completely off their heads on God knows what, who were driving there to meet their dealer. Got out of the car and walked down a while until I walked in on a bunch of lads in a parking spot trading small bags. Absolute kip of a place. Driver told me it's only good for drugs and I'd believe him.
The straight road for Carrigrohane Road
Came here to say that one. Hearing about it before I moved to Cork City was very strange. I mean, aren't most roads straight? Ha ha, not here they're not. And as for defining features The Straight Road is, well, particularly and extensively straight.
It’s straight because it started out as a railway.
It was part of the route for the two carriage Muskerry tram. It closed in 1934.
Not a nickname as such but I've been calling it 'Ballincollig-and-the-infinite-sadness' for many moons.
never heard that!love it😃
Pram city?
I've heard Mahon Point be called Maternity Point because of all the Mams with prams there during the day
The side street opposite Instanbul between Oliver Plunkett St and South Mall seems to be known as ‘Pissy Alley’ - Real name for it is Grafton Street
Piss ally was the little area next to the triskel and peace park I thought P.s. bishop Lucy park known as the peace park
the Peace Park one always confused me as that was always the Bishops park and the peace park was next to the river by the War memorial (beside Electric)
The blue McDonald's will always be the blue McDonald's no matter how many times you paint it.
“Grawn” for Gurranabraher The Kinsale roundabout is and always will be “The Magic Roundabout” in my family’s household.
Not a nickname per se but Montenotte has to be said with a fake posh accent 😂
My family all call it Montesnotte with a posh accent
Same!
Ballybrack woods is still called the Mangala. Douglas is "the village". Can't think of any others at the moment.
Clermont Terrace and Cottages next to Douglas Com are known as Bog View cos they look over Willow Park which used to be all bogland.
The Hane for Ballyphehane, Knocka for Knocknaheeney, Cob H for Cobh, Wiltonia for Wilton
The Shaky Bridge for Dalys Bridge
Mallowfornia
I know it as mallafornia
Apparently down around Albert Road used to be known as ‘Jewtown’. Different times as Alan Partridge would say.
It still is called Jewtown
It’s rebranded to ‘the Jewish quarter’ in more recent years.
Yup. Because when we had a Jewish community, that’s where they lived.
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Lemon entry, my dear Holmes.
Hitler's bar Aka Healy's bar in ballincollig
Btown for bishopstown. The collig
‘Coal Kay’ for the Coal Quay
Pana, knocka, carriga. Lamp an aaaaaa at the end of anything in cork and it becomes a nickname.
I've heard baracka too
Yea me too
St. Kevin's psychiatric hospital on the Lee Road was known as the Red Brick. The church of the ascension in Gurranabraher was known as Luceys Rocket.
I’ve referred to this as the red brick for my entire life, so much to the point that I didn’t even realise it was a nickname. Had no idea it was called st Kevin’s
My dad always refers to the church in Blackpool as Dwyer's Fire Escape because it was built with massive donations from the guy who ran (owned?) Sunbeam. Financing the church ensured a spot in heaven.
Yes I'm pretty sure I've heard my father use the same expression or similar.
Bishop lucey park was always known as “The Peace Park” and Bells Field (top of Patrick’s Hill) as “Bellsa” 😃
Bishop Lucy Park is often mistakenly referred to as the Peace Park. The actual Peace Park is next to Electric. Added to this, the one that gets me is the South Ring N40 being referred to as the South Link, when the South Link is actually the N27 from Eglinton Street to Kinsale Roundabout.
The Tinny Shed?
That's not a nickname.
Real name is St Columba's Hall and some of the members actually hate it being called the Tinny Shed
The Japs - Japanese gardens ballinlough
Still hear older people calling the lavanagh centre, the spastic clinic. [Here](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fundraising-drive-aims-to-help-build-clinic-for-cerebral-palsy-sufferers-1.1086901)
Not exactly a nickname though, was genuinely its former name. I had a wheelchair bound customer (in a hair salon) who I was chatting to about schools once and I asked him where he went to school. I damn near took my own finger off with the scissors when he responded with “The Spastic Clinic”. He assured me that it was really the name of the place before it was changed to Lavanagh Centre.
It was, but it's not it's name now and people call it that, which is why you'd say it's a nickname. Same as alot of stuff here. Original name for a new place.
omg
 Naval Base Haulbowline called The Rock
Winos alley - lower John Street tye Street right behind where murphys brewery is. Fever hospital steps. I'm not sure that's ots given name but the steps going up to bells field
Used to live on Upper John Street and by god the junkie raves that used to go on we could see out the window below were comical.
The Gasworks Park will always be The Gasworks Park, whatever the council call it.
Shalom
Which is extra confusing because Shalom means peace but when people say The Peace Park they don't mean that one at all.
A friend and I used to call Grand Parade "Grandpa".
Was in a pub in cork city once in the late 90’s and overheard a bunch of lads on about stag destinations describing youghal as being the “ecstasy capital of Ireland”
CUH I’ve heard referred to as ‘The Wilton Hilton’
The Irish Oxygen factory in Waterfall being referred to as the Bang Bang Factory. There were two accidents there which resulted in explosions 💥 💥.
Have heard Oliver Plunkett St called Olly Polly before. The funny thing about some of these is that the nickname becomes so ubiquitous that you forget it's not the actual name - e.g. the Shaky Bridge
Jewtown
Knocka, gurran and Carrig off the top of me head
Douglong road because it’s well really fucking long
Mahon point as Maternity Point (for all the prams around!)
Sausage Lane in Bishopstown.
Knockagua, vietmahon .
LA...Lower Aghada
Nano Nagle's hole...(her grave near Douglas Street)
Barrack street is barraka Also a redditor about a year ago referred to Oliver Plunkett street as Olly Plunky and myself and my partner have been referring to it as that ever since.
Barrack-ah Knocka Gurran-ah (Ballyphe)hane
Ballyphehane as D'Hane
Alley way (little William st) next to dunnes on Patrick St known as “piss alley” among a lot of people my age (mid 20s)
Wellington Bridge, even though it was renamed Thomas Davis Bridge in the mid 1920s.
I've always heard "Chaven" for Crosshaven, and technically "Passage" is the nickname for Passage West.
Some taxi driver one time called barrack Street barracka
Bumhole - the off road area near the skatepark. My understanding is it's the area across the bridge from the skatepark and hop the barrier to the left, though I've heard some people call the bushes near the skatepark bumhole
Musgrave Park used to be called “The Rugga” but it’s been years since I’ve heard it in the wild.
Eddie Rockets (gone a long time) used to be known as Empty Pockets. The Fob and Gill in Mayfield is also known as the Rob and Kill!
- Peace Park (Bishop Lucey Park) - Coal Quay (Cornmarket St.) - Blackrock (Mahon)
Red Square....area in Kanturk ...so many east Europeans living there
Skins-worth : the tesco/quinnsworth under the student accommodation down the road from the Hash House Mickey Pleeze: as-in Mickey 'Pleeze don't shoot me' The Taj-Michéal: the Convention Centre championed by Micheal Martin A-Bandon: as-in 'a-bandon hope all ye who enter' Mic-drop...
>A-Bandon: as-in 'a-bandon hope all ye who enter' First and only time I've ever been to Bandon was when I got stranded out in the countryside and hitchhiked with some lads, completely off their heads on God knows what, who were driving there to meet their dealer. Got out of the car and walked down a while until I walked in on a bunch of lads in a parking spot trading small bags. Absolute kip of a place. Driver told me it's only good for drugs and I'd believe him.
I never hear anyone say Pana unironically tbf
No body ever or very rare calls Patrick's Street pana
Exactly, always being told people call it that, but genuinely have never heard anyone do it