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Irish village gets its harlot back
ABCNews ^
| 4-16-2007
| staff writer
Posted on 04/16/2007 7:55:19 AM PDT by bedolido
A village in south-west Ireland has won a fresh round in a battle to change its name in the Irish language back to Fort of the Harlot.
For centuries, the village known as Doon in English had been known in Irish as Dun Bleisce, or Fort of the Harlot, but the name was changed in 2003 when the Government ordered a simpler An Dun, or The Fort.
The unpopular move led to 1,000 locals signing a petition to have 'harlot' added back to the name. They were backed by local politicians and a Limerick County Council motion of support.
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TOPICS: History; Local News; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: fort; godsgravesglyphs; harlot; irish; nappyredheaded; village
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posted on
04/16/2007 7:55:20 AM PDT
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bedolido
To: bedolido
Just for the record, a harlot is essentially the same thing as a “Ho”.
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posted on
04/16/2007 7:59:00 AM PDT
by
Bosco
(Remember how you felt on September 11?)
To: bedolido; martin_fierro; Constitution Day; dighton; Charles Henrickson
Begorra! A nappy headed harlot ping!
To: Bosco
bawd, call girl, camp follower, courtesan, prostitute, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, hooker, moll, lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night, trollop, doxy
Don’t leave anyone out!
To: Tijeras_Slim
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posted on
04/16/2007 8:02:44 AM PDT
by
Khepera
(Do not remove by penalty of law!)
To: Tijeras_Slim; aculeus; Happygal; MozarkDawg; Billthedrill
Irish village gets its harlot backAs the old joke goes, I come from a place so small, the town whore was a virgin.
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posted on
04/16/2007 8:03:09 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: Tijeras_Slim
That wouldn’t be anything like a lot lizard, would it?
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posted on
04/16/2007 8:03:10 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Never let it be said that there are things we would never let be said.)
To: bedolido; Irish_Thatcherite
So I'm wondering
who Dun Bleisce was originally named for?
there once was a girl from Limerick
whom all the men were quite intimate...
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posted on
04/16/2007 8:03:45 AM PDT
by
jla
To: Khepera
Escort?![](http://www.escortfocus.com/assets/images/82Escort.jpg)
Even in my youth I was never limber enough.
To: Hegemony Cricket
That wouldnt be anything like a lot lizard, would it? I wouldn't know, even though I have a "big rig". ;)
To: bedolido
What, did Bubba go visit the land of his forebears again?
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posted on
04/16/2007 8:27:40 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(It Takes a Village Harlot...)
To: bedolido
The unpopular move led to 1,000 locals signing a petition to have 'harlot' added back to the name. They were backed by local politicians and a Limerick County Council motion of support. There once was a town named Harlot...
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posted on
04/16/2007 8:31:38 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(The Freepers moved as a group, like a school of sharks sweeping toward an unaware and unarmed victim)
To: bedolido; Tijeras_Slim
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You don't wanna know.
To: Tijeras_Slim
don’t discriminate against sluts!
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posted on
04/16/2007 8:37:03 AM PDT
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tioga
To: tioga
Ah, but you can be a slut without money changing hands... (dont’ ask me how I know this)
To: Tijeras_Slim
-it never ceases to amaze me at the expertise of FReepers!
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04/16/2007 10:02:26 AM PDT
by
tioga
To: bedolido
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posted on
04/16/2007 10:14:54 AM PDT
by
Blogatron
(I pitty the devil when hippies start arriving in bunches.)
To: colorado tanker
The Romans had a small presence in Ireland, but apparently never sent an invasion force.
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04/16/2007 10:22:42 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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04/16/2007 10:25:24 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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04/16/2007 10:27:16 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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