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I was talking to a lady the other day who's moved from Accy to Southern Ireland, accymel will probably confirm she didn't half sell it well :rolleyes: Don't worry I'm not going, how would accy cope without me :D

It just fascinated me that even when I asked her for some negatives to her move, her negatives, I would still regard as a positive.

I can't remember what the small town she'd moved to was called but the nearest largest town was over the border in Omagh.

The things she was saying I don't know whether to believe they seemed to good to be true.

A large 4 bed roomed house over there is 90 euros a week to rent? The average 16 year old school leaver is earning the equivalent of £200 a week?

There was lots of other things that I can't quite remember now. I've never been to Southern Ireland so can anyone confirm whether she was just pulling my leg for whatever reason. To me it just seems hard to believe or everyone would be moving over there!

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Yeh she didnt half brag lmfao!!

She said something about their equalent family tax system & says u can claim benefits from here:eek:

Mmmmm im with a degree of scepticism but if it isnt then i'll put up with the iorish - used to that LOL!

The downside was asda was 3hrs away - ah well would suit me LOL!!!

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I can't remember her saying you can claim benefits here (I'd already started thinking about what I was packing :D ). I thought she said the benefit system was similar to here but every child was entitled to an extra £200 a month or something?

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Is that Omagh (a town in Tyrone) or Armagh (a county)?

Southern Ireland is not as cheap as it use to be. Not too long ago you could buy a decent detatched house for £10,000! We were looking at a huge one in Donegal that was gong for £80,000 and I mean HUGE!

Educational standards are high and wages are rising with the booming economy, which is why house prices are going up. They call it the Celtic Tiger.

The downside of the house in Donegal for us was the remoteness of the village, distance to travel for schools and lack of easily accessible shops.

I have spent some time on a farm in Roscommon years ago before wages and prices took off and it was beautiful, peaceful and friendly. We could go out and leave the doors open (in fact there wasn't a lock!) so that neighbours could come in and wait for us if they called while we were out.

We didn't have running water then though - had to pump it up from a well or catch it in rain barrels. Unless you count the water which ran down the wall when we tried to install central heating via the Aga and the pipes leaked! :D

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Yeh she said as u paid into this country u could claim benefits from the UK - how godknows but i suspect its a red tape benefit scam:( which i think is deffo not on.

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Not sure which it was Willow, she said the nearest ASDA was 3 hours away in either Omagh or Armagh

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 354772) Educational standards are high and wages are rising with the booming economy, which is why house prices are going up. They call it the Celtic Tiger.

Yes that appealed she said the average classroom has less than 20 kids

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 354772) The downside of the house in Donegal for us was the remoteness of the village, distance to travel for schools and lack of easily accessible shops.

Yes she did give that as a negative

So basically it is true what she was saying Willow? What put you off making the big leap and moving over there?

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If you are an EU/EEA national, you can stay in Ireland if you are unemployed and looking for work. You can transfer your unemployment benefit from your country of origin and it will be paid to you in Ireland for up to 3 months. After that period, you may qualify for Jobseeker's Allowance if you satisfy the conditions, which include an Habitual Residence Condition .

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I was in the republic before they went Euro and some of the places are as remote as in the Highlands. We were in a place well village called Multifarnham 8 miles from the nearest town with full amminities (Mullingar) Co. Westmeath. Now this village had a Monestry/colledge a police station 2 pubs a general store holiday village and a restaurant which was great but there was no bus services. Even back then it was fun lively and easy going as well as the Guiness tasting better.

It is proberly a better life but taxes are high due to everything else being expensive. Would I move there if I could hell yes.

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And the Irish invented whiskey. :)


And bagpipes.

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So she was exaggerating how financially rewarding it is to live there?

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I think I can understand that Willow. It was similar when I went back to Spain after they'd changed from potatas :) to euros, I noticed how much expensive it seemed to be.

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Will vouch for this - there isnt an Asda in Armagh! In Armagh there is Wellworths, Woolworths, and Emersons. She must have been talking about Omagh. There is the City of Armagh as well as the county of Armagh willow - i should know my family come from there and most of them live either in Armagh or in the surrounding towns!

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;) I know Shillelagh but I was going off Tinks saying that this woman had said "a town in Omagh" so just saying in my waffly way that Omagh is a town (and you can't have a town in a town) so I wondered if she meant a town in the county Armagh. :D

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LOL! I'm absolutely abysmal at Geography much to the amusement of those around me :(

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My father is Irish and worked in Southern Ireland when he was younger before moving to the UK. He is 77 now and gets an Irish pension as well as an British penison. Ok his Irish pension isn't a great deal, but every bit helps.

As for Asda she could travel over the border into the North to shop, as it will be a lot cheaper and she probably fills up with petrol whilst there.

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You could have done b&b for Accywebbers Willow!!! :D Not for me though - i'd go and stop with the cousins but i would have stopped in for a brew lol

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was over in eire about 18months ago ,also a year before, the cost of living is SKY HIGH, to what it was in 50s/60s in those days it was way cheaper than ours, but now its not far off extortianate,the wages are higher but employment is not that great.was looking to move over 6 years ago but found the cost of property way beyond me- that was in a village that didnt have running water until mid 60s. dont know about the price of rentals as its something ive never considered.on the plus side,climate apart i think its the greatest place to live,lovely people,less hassle.etc,great scenery.:) ps were willows on about is the opposite coast to me so it must be cheaper etc,less industry, less people.