submit to reddit

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

County

Details
Parent Category: Munster
irishslang.info
Self-explanatory. Used to describe long feens when they're gettin' bad, if I remember correctly.

Details
Parent Category: Munster
irishslang.info
An unearthly rock formation in the shape of an erect penis complete with testicles in the Mahon Valley in the Comeragh Mountain range, pronounced man valley, which is an unfortunate enough coincidence. Legend has it that if you spit on Dicky Rock you will receive the gift of the shag!

Details
Parent Category: Leinster
irishslang.info
Inexpensive

Details
Parent Category: Ulster
irishslang.info
Used to describe a small building

Details
Parent Category: Leinster
irishslang.info
Said by by young men about women they want to sleep with!

Details
Parent Category: Leinster
irishslang.info
It was a great time

Details
Parent Category: Leinster
irishslang.info
According to our noble Catholic tradition the buying of indulgences ie Mass or Good Intentions will help ya out of purgatory and on your way to heaven. Since Luther hit a notice into a cathedral door the Church has gotten rid of the term indulgences which are now called many a different thing. In Laois' case as in most of Ireland, would be referred to as a good work. With that in mind the reference to ST Peter is a traditional one in that it is said that he'll eb waiting at heavens gate to let the worthy in and the goats out. Seeing as most of us are not Sts and will probaby need a few prayers to get us out od purgatory this expression is used to remind those bound to the earth that them or their relatves are going to need to fork out in order to get them to the house of himself.

Details
Parent Category: Connaught
irishslang.info
Extreme reactions, craze: (great excitement/enjoyment or panic/shock/anger etc.)

Details
Parent Category: Leinster
irishslang.info
A male who by his misdeeds is in fact not great at all.

Ulster

Connaught

Joomla SEF URLs by Artio