Irish Slang

County

Details: Parent Category: Munster; Created: 19 August 2019

Desent

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

Meaning: very high. From the Irish for Hawthorn - sceach gheal.

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

Girl

Details: Parent Category: Munster; Created: 19 August 2019

I'll tell you one thing for nothing.

Details: Parent Category: Ulster; Created: 19 August 2019

For definite

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

When somethin not right or as a person wants

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

Good stuff

Details: 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.