#DonegalPostcodes teaches us how to get around rural Ireland

We've all been there. You're a Dubliner outside the city limits for the weekend, and you've no idea where you are. There are rocks as far as the eye can see, and one sullen sheep in a nearby field. Best ask for directions …

Only it's not really that simple. Irish people have a thing for landmarks like "the big gates" or "the wobbly tree". Or, even better, "Paddy Cullen's house."

With the announcement that Ireland is getting postcodes in the near future, the lads over at satirical website the Donegal Dollop have managed to get #donegalpostcodes trending on Twitter – your guide to key locations and landmarks in The Hills.

"You'll see three houses that look the same, it's the one next to those" #donegalpostcodes

— Donegal Dollop (@DonegalDollop) October 8, 2013

It's above yon hill beyont the gap near the whaddyacallit yoke yonder hey. #donegalpostcodes

— Oliver Callan (@olivercallan) October 9, 2013

#DonegalPostCodes Follow that car behind you

— Catherine (@CatherineMcCat) October 8, 2013

"You can't see the house from the road, I'll send the son to wait at the gate. Mind the cattle grid." #donegalpostcodes

— Mark Holt (@MarkHolt4) October 9, 2013

"If you missed it you've gone too far" #donegalpostcodes

— Cathy Cowan (@CatCow) October 8, 2013

If you think these aren't accurate, then you've never been to Donegal. Just keep going 'til you hit the coast, then north all the way, and double back a bit. Be grand.