Irish Slang - Funny Irish Phrases, Expressions, & Irish Spoken Language

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Created: 19 August 2019

Are you mad ?

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Created: 19 August 2019

The Cloonchas is the area of Cloonbonnive and Gortaganny in West Roscommon where most townlands begin with 'Cloon', eg. Cloonfower, Clooncan. From the Irish for meadows, 'Cluainte'.

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Created: 19 August 2019

To hit someone on the bum.

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Created: 19 August 2019

Slang for it is,

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Created: 19 August 2019

Poor lad

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Created: 19 August 2019

Indicating idleness, 'sratchin' his hole'

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Originally described a ship that was heavily overloaded, but now describes a bowel that is similarly encumbered.

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Created: 19 August 2019

A charactaristic way of walking, sometimes implying insult but not necessarily. A certain grace of movement displayed by most Leitrim people.

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

No way