Silly question, but I’m a frequent visitor to Ireland, but not Irish.
Can someone explain this tidy town thing to me? I think it’s for being clean? Is it a big honor that people care about or just something for the Fáilte sign? Do multiple towns win every year or just one (I feel like I see a lot of tidy town past winners). Is it mostly for smaller places? I don’t recall places like Dublin or Cork mentioning past wins.
Welcome to our town. It used to be nice.
Still dining out on that I see.
Ah why not a win is a win remind the people to keep the place clean and maybe win again
Buddy, believe me never long enough. I’m a monaghan man and still get to hear Glaslough brag about being 2x Tidy Towns Champions 1978,2019
Only place in Monaghan to ever win it and probably will remain the sole winner from here
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Never forget.
Was a great day for the parish……..
1966
Nice
Sure Bryan Adams wrote a song about it!
They’ve obviously renewed the sign. Which makes it more sad.
Too soon
The Brits bang on about winning the World Cup in 1966 so…
That’s a new sign too, so they’ll be remembering this for quiet sometime.
“I’m from Tyrrellspass, you might know us as the 1969 tidytown winners”
Is it still clean?
They have kept solely for “69”.
If the English can still bring up the 1966 World Cup then by god the fine people of Tyrrellspass can remember this grand moment in history.
Nearly the 60th anniversary party
In fairness to Tyrellspass, it’s a clean village.
And you’ll never sing that!Â
Wait until you see the “It’s Coming Home” banners come Tidy Towns season…
It’s a nice place, I’m surprised they haven’t won since
Once upon a time in a little village in County Westmeath………
Never too long if it ends in 69
This long
https://preview.redd.it/b18hjflm78hd1.jpeg?width=690&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d7f890d5381e8a7048711e694c7649e4aa7b875
Wiki confirms.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrrellspass
Silly question, but I’m a frequent visitor to Ireland, but not Irish.
Can someone explain this tidy town thing to me? I think it’s for being clean? Is it a big honor that people care about or just something for the Fáilte sign? Do multiple towns win every year or just one (I feel like I see a lot of tidy town past winners). Is it mostly for smaller places? I don’t recall places like Dublin or Cork mentioning past wins.
Welcome to our town. It used to be nice.
Still dining out on that I see.
Ah why not a win is a win remind the people to keep the place clean and maybe win again
Buddy, believe me never long enough. I’m a monaghan man and still get to hear Glaslough brag about being 2x Tidy Towns Champions 1978,2019
Only place in Monaghan to ever win it and probably will remain the sole winner from here