Céad míle fáilte! A hundred thousand welcomes! You’d be hard-pressed to find someone on Planet Earth who hasn’t at least heard of Ireland. However, just how much do any of us actually know about the Emerald Isle?
Many people rely on stereotypes and rumors. Thankfully, the r/ireland subreddit exists to give everyone a more in-depth peek at what life there is really like. From posts about news, politics, culture, history, and society to snippets of great Irish humor and memes, the members of the group touch on a bit of everything.
Scroll down for some of the best and funniest posts from the online group, upvote the ones that you enjoyed the most, and consider joining the subreddit for some more great social insights and jokes. Meanwhile, Bored Panda got in touch with the friendly moderator team running r/ireland, as well as travel writer Keith O’Hara, who runs ‘The Irish Road Trip.’ You’ll find both of our interviews below.
When you’ve enjoyed the list to the fullest, consider checking out Bored Panda’s earlier feature about r/ireland, over here.
#1 Nice Guy
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#2 These Older Lads Standing At The Spire, They Do An Hour Every Tuesday. Huge Respect To Them
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#3 Truly The Miracle Of Medicine
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#4 Bill Hicks Was Right
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#5 3 Days Before D-Day, A 21 Year Old Irish Woman Named Maureen Flavin Took Her Hourly Barometer Reading And Sent It To Dublin. She Had No Idea That This Single Data Point Would Be Sent Directly To Eisenhower And Averted Disaster By Delaying D-Day Due To An Incoming Storm
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#6 During The Great Irish Famine, Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid Declared His Intention To Send 10,000£ To Aid The Irish People. However, Queen Victoria Intervened And Requested That The Sultan Send Only 1,000£. So The Sultan Sent 1,000£, But He Also Sent Five Ships Full Of Food Secretly
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#7 And The Nominations For Best Irish Business Names Of The Year Are…
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#8 A Beautiful Elegy!
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#9 I Love This
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#10 Ulster Unionist: Irish Is “Nonsense” That Nobody Understands
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#11 True Witches
Editor's note: Irish accent translated: You can bring your water through (true) with you (with yiz - witches)
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#12 Social Media
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#13 Well Well Well
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#14 Lamp Posts In Dublin Holding Hands
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#15 This Sly Lad Tried To Rob My Trail Camera
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#16 Had An Awesome Time In Ireland, Just Wanted To Leave You My Favorite Photo Of My Trip!
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#17 We Have A Guest In The House This Week. First She Gives Us All Covid, Now This
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#18 Irish Woman Mocks British Soldier For Being Short, Creggan, Derry 1972
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#19 A Map Of Éire I Made Using 3D Surface Data And Satellite Imagery, Hope You Enjoy!
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#20 Irish Households When The Bill Comes In
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#21 Saturday Mornings
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#22 Tyrone Man Here, First Time In The Big Smoke Today, Loved The Futuristic Urinals, They Make A Mad Mess Though
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#23 What Could Wales Be Accuing Waterford Of?
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#24 Accurate
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#25 A Cloud-Free Shot Of Ireland Sent To Skibbereen Heritage By A Local Who Works For Nasa
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#26 Ww2 Map Of Ireland To Deter Invaders; Published In The Irish Satirical Magazine ‘The Dublin Opinion’ In August 1940
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#27 My Mum's Friend Had A Cataract Operation The Other Day, And This Warning Came With Her Eye Drops
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#28 The Duality Of Ham
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#29 Most True Meme Ive Ever Seen
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#30 Strabanimals
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#31 Oh How The Turns Have Tabled
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#32 We Rode Our Bikes 2,600 Kilometers Around Ireland And Had A Ball. Highlight Was Getting Invited For Hot Whiskey And A Place To Sleep By A Sheep Farmer On A Rainy Night
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#33 Happy Budget Day
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#34 Everyone After The 3 Day Weekend
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#35 This Aita Post
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#36 Great Episode!
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#37 Probably More Than A Few People On This Sub
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#38 Who's Laughing Now!
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#39 Positive Bike News Is Important. 5 Times Quicker Commute By Bike
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#40 Not For Fire
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#41 Jk
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#42 There Was A Post Yesterday With Hammer And Sickles And People Were Shouting "Commie", Just A Reminder What One Of The Leaders Of The Rising Had To Say About Capitalism
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#43 Greetings From Germany Where The Irish Flag Is Now Used For The English Text. (Thanks, Brexit?)
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#44 Everyday A New Low
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#45 Which One Are We Again?
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#46 Just Saw A Horse Carriage Going Into The Finglas Tesco Parking Lot. I’m New In Ireland Is This The Norm Here?
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