Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

"Come on then" - challenging to a fight

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

Proper: "the hack of her" the state of her, she's ugly, horribly dressed. etc.

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

hello

e.g. "ha boy, whats the craic?"

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

Used to express a state of shock upon meeting someone you haven't seen in a while. Or finding out something you didn't know already.

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

pronounced "ssh-tour" dirt, mould, muck. e.g. "Jeez, the schtoor in here would near make ye boke"

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

Ride her ?

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

Ugly girl

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

George Orwell described our Governments attitude to the people in his political satire 'Animal Farm' best when he wrote: "All Animals are equal, but some animals more equal than others." This is exactly what's going on today in modern Ireland i.e. the many are being made to pay to line the pockets of the few.