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

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

The Foundary was a factory in Waterford where everyone's grandfather used to work. It was located down by the kay river. They used to pronounce it in this way due to the peculiar gutteral r sound of the old Waterford accent.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

A non PC reference to black person.

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

A Roscommon way of saying, 'it would pay you better'. Usually used by parents when giving out to children.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Quern - really, extremely, very

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Someone who rents a small bit of land..

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Used to express a state of shock upon meeting someone you haven't seen in a while. Or finding out something you didn't know already.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Dancehall (the Restaurant) at UCC

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Especially used when a person is agreeing to something. like using ok . ri is repeated many times

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

In the middle of nowhere