Why do Irish people call Dubliners 'Jackines ', and is this an offensive word? Thanks.?

Question

Why do Irish people call Dubliners 'Jackines ', and is this an offensive word? Thanks.?

Answer 1

It's no more offensive than culchie is. Dublin people use it themselves - as in 'the Jacks are back' when speaking of the Dublin Senior Football team.

Answer 2

Yes it is very offensive. It is saying Dublin people have allegiance to the Britain (union jack). The Union Flag is used as a jack by commissioned Royal Navy warships. When at anchor or alongside, it is flown from the jackstaff at the prow of the ship. Since Dublin is a port this is why the Jack - een name arises. It is a lie & an insult. We fly Irish flag at Dublin ports.

Answer 3

hi you

now a days its only a nickname people from each countries in Ireland have a nicknames

Answer 4

Nope, never heard of it

Answer 5

jackeens are people from dublin,anyone outside dublin in ireland is a culchie,its just slang,no one takes offence anymore to it.

Answer 6

Jackeens or Little Englanders, since the East Coast was considered more Loyal to Britain and was called the Pale. The Area around Dublin was considered more Loyal than anywhere else and so the People were called Jack after the Union Jack and EEN as in Small Englanders Jackeens.It became a Slur when Country People used it to Demean Dubliners. It is still used today in a Friendly Jocular Manner by Country People ,especially when their Gaelic Football Team is Playing Dublin or if they want to Insult City People over something that has Happened. Ardent Nationalist Republican Pro IRA would sometimes Insult Dubliners by calling them  Jackeens or West Brits.  There is still some People that use the term West Brits to insult Dubliners.

Queen victoria Visited Ireland in the 1890ties and King Edward in 1910, and Dubliners had Flags on the Buildings and People carried Union Flags as the King Passed by.

The Word Culchies comes from Cultimagh excuse the Spelling. The Dubliners used it to insult the Country People by calling them Culchies ,and Country People called them Jackeens and West Brits. There was bitter Rivalry many Years ago but now it is  mostly said in Friendly  Opposition.

Answer 7

I've only ever heard Dubliners being called Jackines here on yahoo?? I've never heard it been used in real life and its annoying, its DUBLINER!!!!

Answer 8

Supposedly years ago some Dubliners waved Union Jacks at some English Procession in O'Connell street.

That's what I've been led to believe so the Culchies (Irish in Rural Parts) were p!ssed off and bestowed that title on us.

Edit: We don't find it offensive.

Answer 9

im irish ive never called them that or heard of it

Answer 10

I thought it originated from king james the jacobite supporters

Answer 11

Its as offensive as calling someone from the country a Culchie.  I don't think its considered that offensive...

Answer 12

back when England invaded Ireland - Dubliners would fly the union jack outside their homes to order to avoid the black and tans from coming in and harming them in their homes - they were bein cowards and therefore it is an offensive term.

people from louth hate Dubliners for this reason

Answer 13

Yes, to call someone a jackeen can be mildly offensive.  I don't know why they're called jackeens but maybe someone could explain why Dubliners call the rest of us culchies? : )

Answer 14

I've heard them called worse,lol!

They're Union Jackers,West Brits in other words.Does anyone care what a Dub thinks?Up Donegal!

jk :)

Answer 15

Its not really offensive. Its more taken as a joke really. When im in Mayo sometimes my friends will call me a Jackeen and then I'll call them a muck-savage back. But its all in good fun no one takes offense. I once had someone say it to me and I know they were trying to be offensive but its just not.

Its more of a slagging thing people laugh about it.