A typically Northern Irish expression also spoken as "face as long as a Lurgan spade" meaning to look miserable or long faced.
One theory about the origin of this expression is that a “Lurgan spade” was an under-paid workman digging what is now the Lurgan Park lake. Another theory is that it is a translation from the Irish language lorga spád meaning the shaft/shin of a spade.
Upon observation you would say...
An acronym for the phrase "Come On You Boys in Green" (C.O.Y.B.I.G.) in reference to a phrase uttered at Republic of Ireland soccer matches in support of our players.
