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

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

good looking from yonder hills, but the closer she gets, the uglier she gets

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Great

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

The Cloonchas is the area of Cloonbonnive and Gortaganny in West Roscommon where most townlands begin with 'Cloon', eg. Cloonfower, Clooncan. From the Irish for meadows, 'Cluainte'.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

One who is described as a "bit simple" or "not all there upstairs"

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Not the smartest person around

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Hold your horses, refrain from doing what you are obviously about to do.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Went quickly or went unencumbered. May have to do without the old idea of having an account or owing money... having a slate, and maybe this the idea of being free from debt...

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Muise; Indeed (b) Muise! Muise!; Well, Well! Muisiam; Upset. Muisiamach; 1. Upset; perturbed; irritated. 2. Feeling sick. 3. Heavy / drowsy / dull. (There is a "fada" over the "u" in each of the above.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

A small male