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

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

to be extremely drunk

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Excellent.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Wishing someone luck with their new purchase.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A dirty person, from the noun leper.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Ur a messer

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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: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Foll

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

A meadow with high, wilted grass is said to be full of 'thrawneens', from the Irish word for a blade of dry grass, tráithnín.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Term of sympathy; unfortunate or unlucky person

 

"That poor craiter"