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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...


TOPICS: History; Local News; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: fort; godsgravesglyphs; harlot; irish; nappyredheaded; village
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1 posted on 04/16/2007 7:55:20 AM PDT by bedolido
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To: bedolido

Just for the record, a harlot is essentially the same thing as a “Ho”.


2 posted on 04/16/2007 7:59:00 AM PDT by Bosco (Remember how you felt on September 11?)
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To: bedolido; martin_fierro; Constitution Day; dighton; Charles Henrickson

Begorra! A nappy headed harlot ping!


3 posted on 04/16/2007 7:59:13 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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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!


4 posted on 04/16/2007 8:01:12 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Escort?


5 posted on 04/16/2007 8:02:44 AM PDT by Khepera (Do not remove by penalty of law!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim; aculeus; Happygal; MozarkDawg; Billthedrill
Irish village gets its harlot back

As the old joke goes, “I come from a place so small, the town whore was a virgin.”

6 posted on 04/16/2007 8:03:09 AM PDT by dighton
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To: Tijeras_Slim

That wouldn’t be anything like a lot lizard, would it?


7 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.)
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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...

8 posted on 04/16/2007 8:03:45 AM PDT by jla
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To: Khepera
Escort?

Even in my youth I was never limber enough.

9 posted on 04/16/2007 8:05:19 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Hegemony Cricket
That wouldn’t be anything like a lot lizard, would it?

I wouldn't know, even though I have a "big rig". ;)

10 posted on 04/16/2007 8:06:32 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: bedolido

What, did Bubba go visit the land of his forebears again?


11 posted on 04/16/2007 8:27:40 AM PDT by mikrofon (It Takes a Village Harlot...)
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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...

12 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)
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To: bedolido; Tijeras_Slim
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You don't wanna know.

13 posted on 04/16/2007 8:33:03 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

don’t discriminate against sluts!


14 posted on 04/16/2007 8:37:03 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

Ah, but you can be a slut without money changing hands... (dont’ ask me how I know this)


15 posted on 04/16/2007 8:40:40 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim
-it never ceases to amaze me at the expertise of FReepers!
16 posted on 04/16/2007 10:02:26 AM PDT by tioga
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To: bedolido

Sinead O’Connor?


17 posted on 04/16/2007 10:14:54 AM PDT by Blogatron (I pitty the devil when hippies start arriving in bunches.)
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To: colorado tanker

The Romans had a small presence in Ireland, but apparently never sent an invasion force.


18 posted on 04/16/2007 10:22:42 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Monday, April 2, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.
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19 posted on 04/16/2007 10:25:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Monday, April 2, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.
Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on or off the
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Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)

20 posted on 04/16/2007 10:27:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Monday, April 2, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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