To add another to my list , Cork gave the world Aslan , the greatest band never to be heard by anybody outside Ireland.

Aslan > U2

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=_VLC4340bPE

:joker:haha i like aslan especialy there most recent song which i think was "your such a jelous little thing"but i thought they where from dublin.

cork
roy keane
jonathan rhys meyers
sonia o sullivan

Hit the spot. They indeed are from Dublin originaly , but Christy Dignam has since become a staple of Cork folklore , so what the heck :tongue:.

I'm from Redcar, it's famous for:

1. The film "Atonement" was shot on Redcar Beach, in my own back yard (got pics I took when I went to see them filming!)

2. Redcar holds the oldest surviving lifeboat "Zetland", now preserved at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum.

3. The late Mo Mowlam (politician) represented us in the House of Commons

My towns not well-known outside of Wicklow/Dublin :laugh: But here it is on Wikipedia anyways....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greystones

I don't know what Northampton is famous for lol. I know Alan Carr's mum lives me near, and Alan was brought up here.

If you don't know look on wiki!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

I'm from stockton, and i don't think its famous for anything.

Lol thanks for that. Apparently it's famous for it's bulidings :bigsmile:

your welcome!

Liverpool:

- The Beatles
- Capital of Culture 2008
- Liverpool FC

Don't forget Lily Savage, the newest James Bond, the Liver Birds and the 51st State being filmed here (great film).

Leicester.

DNA fingerprinting.
Walkers crisps.
Beagle II. The Mars lander that went missing.

Kiz.
"Rutland: Smallest County In England, its only 18 x 17 miles"

The Isle of Wight is a county and when the tide is in, it is actually smaller than Rutland.

Sunny Consett

1. Rowan Atkinson was born near to where I live
2. Philleas Fogg crisps
3. Steel Works

Lets not forget that we also have

1. Anthony Hutton - lol
2. Liam Gouch - well he lives a couple of miles outside of Consett

Can I add the jet engine for Leicester please.

and dont foget the birthplace of pete burns (port sunlight)

I don't think anyone really cares about him. :p

I do as he is my fave celeb!

How could I forget motormouth himself? :tongue: