Chirkites or folk from chirk to have played for wrexham

[eastsussexred]

Originally Posted by Oswestrian

Yes. St Martins always Cuckoos and Oswestry were Monners.

As in "Ow are ya Mon"

The Yummer thing supposedly (*according to my Taid), came from the influx of miners from Staffordshire (particularly Hednesford area, near to Wolverhampton, but also North Staffs) to Chirk, Black Park and Ifton collieries.

As in "Yum a rum bugger yo am" or "Yuh munna say dunna"

Same as Buckley. The population was built up in the area surrounding the ancient settlement of Bistre during the 17th and 18th Centuries when people from the Stoke area moved there because of the growth in industries that used the local clay. Buckley bricks were famous and particularly Buckley mugs we’re exported far and wide. The locals became known as ‘Buckley Mugs‘ and the Staffordshire dialect was still being used by many of the older generation in the 1970’s

[Ddraigoch]

Quite a few members of the Nash family living in Chirk and some played/playing football for the AAA’s. I remember Mike Nash particularly, as I had to record his name a few times whilst refereeing!!

[WasanActonlad]

This particular nash played in the 50s..

[WasanActonlad]

One has to enquire...
If oswestry folk are monners
St Martin's are cuckoos
Chirk...chirkers..
What do you call folk from gobowen and folk from Weston rhyn

[billybersham]

Originally Posted by Ddraigoch

Quite a few members of the Nash family living in Chirk and some played/playing football for the AAA’s. I remember Mike Nash particularly, as I had to record his name a few times whilst refereeing!!

Worked with Mike for many years he died about 6 weeks ago,I was told he was a decent footballer and Yes I can imagine him getting booked pretty regular,never remember him mentioning any of his family playing for Everton or Wrexham I thought he would have told me or I have forgotten.

[Ddraigoch]

No Billy, despite his disciplinary record, Mike was a decent lad and we always parted on a laugh!!
RIP Nashy, gone far too soon

[Oswestrian]

Originally Posted by WasanActonlad

One has to enquire...
If oswestry folk are monners
St Martin's are cuckoos
Chirk...chirkers..
What do you call folk from gobowen and folk from Weston rhyn

The very imaginative and original ‘’Rhynners’. Never heard any sort of nickname for Gobowen people.

The cuckoo thing was because people from Chirk would hear the first cuckoo, if the wind was in the right direction, from over Ifton/ St Martins way.

[WasanActonlad]

Theres some interesting local social history stuff emerging here...
And theres me thinking only rhosites had a nickname..
La's were from the town .

[billybersham]

Originally Posted by Ddraigoch

No Billy, despite his disciplinary record, Mike was a decent lad and we always parted on a laugh!!
RIP Nashy, gone far too soon

A few years back I presume it could have been a footballing day I spoke to a chap who was a ref and I mentioned I worked with Mike and the person said exactly what you were saying that Mike could have been a pain but when the match finished Mike would shake your hand if nothing had happened,I told Mike when I went back to work and he told me who I had been talking to and to be honest he had much respect for them,good chance it was you Ddraigoch.