The Coop is proud to work on an ongoing and regular basis with Dublin Port undertaking various projects… In this good, natured, fun video production we sat a few old colleagues from Dublin Port down for a chat about a unique tradition amongst dockers... Nicknames.
We unearthed a rich vein of humour in the many inventive, quirky nicknames dock workers had come with for each other. Nicknames like The Wicked Chicken, Salt Box, The Goat, Foot and a Half, Big Apple, The great Philosopher… And a particular favourite of the Coop’s “Diesel”… From the tendency for the owner of that particular nickname to say “Diesel do for the wife… Diesel do for the kids”
We found that sometimes nicknames don’t just stick for life… They stick for generations.