Talk:Banagher/Archive 1

'Western Edge'?
'Western edge'? --Etaonsh 16:50, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Someone hacked content out of the opening sentence without any care at all. I've fixed it. zoney &#09827; talk 15:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup?
I made a few changes. I'm a little uncertain about including the youtube.com reference. I know it's not a commercial site but there's a self-promotional feel to this reference. Being an ignorant American, I haven't the slightest idea what "Biffo's" are and whether it's worth including them in the article. I suspect it's a slang term but beyond that I don't think it should be included. I'm going to delete it. --Paul Pigman (talk • contribs) 05:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Movie Refrences
I feel it is important to leave the refrences to the movies produced in banagher,as both offer an insight into the town and the lives of people. They are also significant art peices with local fame. so stop editing those refrences out!

That beats Banagher
It's probably worthwhile mentioning that the phrase "That Beats Banagher" is linked to this place. It is variously described as being associated as follows: Banagher, an Irish town on the Shannon, was in the mid-19th century a notorious 'pocket borough' where most residents were employed by the local lord and voted as he directed (were 'in his pocket'). It became a standing joke in Parliament at the time to quip, 'Well, that beats (or bangs) Banagher!' whenever someone mentioned a pocket borough where every resident was employed by the local lord. Either via this route, or because of an Irish ministrel named Bannagher who told amazing stories, the saying 'that beats Banagher,' for 'anything amazing or superior,' became an English favorite. It's reasonable to suggest, as Partridge does, that the later phrase 'that beats the band,' derived from it. The alliterative expressions do sound alike and 'bang' (from both the alternate version of the English phrase and Banagher) would suggest 'band' - that beats something louder, bigger, better than a great brass band. Attempts to connect 'that beats the band' with several real bands have all failed." From the "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997)

Worth a mention, I'd say... --Bardcom (talk) 12:20, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The first explanation is the most likely and I have certainly seen it mentioned in some texts. There is a riposte you know - "And Banagher beats the Devil!" - but I am not sure whether that has the same origins. I have done extensive work on Banagher recently, and was certainly going to include a section on it, but I have other sections to add/edit first. Expect to see something in the next few weeks (or start it yourself if you like).--Corcs999 (talk) 14:10, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Regarding Annalistic references insertion on 04 July 2012
See Annals of Inisfallen (AI)


 * AI761.1 Kl. Suairlech, abbot of Bennchor, and Daniél, abbot of Ros Cré, fell asleep.
 * AI794.2 Tomás the scribe, abbot of Bennchor, [rested].
 * AI823.1 Kl. The invasion of Bennchor by the heathens and the shrine of Comgall was broken by them, and its learned men and its bishops were put to the sword.

If you wish to contribute to this article (which is rated at GA standard), please make additions that are relevant, in context and according to the Wikipedia Manual of Style (MOS).Corcs999 (talk) 09:29, 6 July 2012 (UTC)