My maternal grandparents were from Dublin and at times they would use a saying if anywhere was really untidy or in a mess. They would say "this place looks like back Joseph Street". If you're from Dublin, have you heard this expression before? If so, where is back Joseph Street?
My Dad was a dub, he's say the place looks like the back of beyond, never Joseph st which is St Joseph st in front of the Mater Hospital ,never heard that saying though