32 Counties (song)
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| "32 Counties" | ||||
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| Single by Dustin the Turkey | ||||
| from the album Poultry in Motion | ||||
| B-side | "Fields of Athenry" | |||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Novelty | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Lime Records, EMI | |||
| Dustin the Turkey singles chronology | ||||
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"32 Counties" is a 1999 novelty single by Irish puppet character Dustin the Turkey.[1][2][3][4]
The title features John Morrison, in character as Dustin the Turkey of The Den, singing a song about the 32 counties of Ireland and notable features and traditions found in each.[5] Some counties are mentioned in a derogatory context, intended to be satirical/insulting; these are marked with (†) below.
| County | Feature |
|---|---|
| Antrim | Giant's Causeway |
| Armagh | Armagh Planetarium |
| Carlow | Carlow Courthouse |
| Cavan | "potholes the size of lakes" (†) |
| Clare | "The Banner flies" |
| Cork | Blarney Stone |
| Donegal | Fishing industry |
| Down | Mourne Mountains |
| Dublin | Dublin City |
| Fermanagh | Marble Arch Caves |
| Galway | "salty hills", a reference to Salthill |
| Kerry | Lakes of Killarney |
| Kildare | The Curragh |
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny cats |
| Laois | "Laois is a prison" (Portlaoise Prison, Midlands Prison) (†) |
| Leitrim | "Leitrim's a mistake" (†) |
| Limerick | "Limerick You're A Lady" |
| Londonderry (referred to as Derry) | Derry city walls |
| Longford | Longford Slashers |
| Louth | Oliver Plunkett's head (Drogheda) |
| Mayo | Croagh Patrick |
| Meath | Tara Brooch |
| Monaghan | "grey soil", a reference to a Patrick Kavanagh poem |
| Offaly | "Faithful Offaly" |
| Roscommon | Douglas Hyde |
| Sligo | William Butler Yeats |
| Tipperary | Rock of Cashel |
| Tyrone | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Waterford | Waterford Crystal |
| Westmeath | "Westmeath has a bypass" (N6 road) (†) |
| Wexford | Strawberry production |
| Wicklow | Gardens |