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

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Gadding for cows

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Messsing around

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Used to emphasise the severity of an emotion or incident

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Upstart

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

To keep her handy you have to be calm and take it easy.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

This is a very, very common thing amongst Irish people when describing a person, place or thing. Because sometimes we can't articulate how large or small an object is, or the skin tone of an individual or even the heat of a local curry dish - we use this a lot! We basically just say the word twice and the person who gets the info knows exactly what we mean by tone alone.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

An overly tired person who would give scant consideration to the sexuality of certain men sleeping along side him in a bed!

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

My Mother

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Usually emitted from townies. A refusal to do something. Usually delivered in a strong town or Ennis accent, with lots of swagger and attitude. Beloved of town skangers.