Culchie
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In Hiberno English, a culchie is someone from rural Ireland. It can have the pejorative sense of "country bumpkin", but is also reclaimed by some proud of their rural origin, and may be used by either side in banter between town and country people. Dublin GAA fans call supporters of any other county team culchies, and are themselves called Jackeens in retort. In Dublin, anyone from the rest of the Republic of Ireland may be considered a culchie, whereas in provincial cities like Cork and Galway, only those from outside any urban area are considered culchies.
The origin of the word is uncertain, though it is often said to derive from the small town of Kiltimagh, pronounced [ˌkɪltʃɪˈmɒk], in County Mayo.[1]
The opposite to a culchie, townie; is a derogatory term sometimes used to describe people from urban areas.
[edit] References
- ^ Dolan, Terence. Hiberno-English archive: culchie. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
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