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

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Used to greet any close friend

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Stupid

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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: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Someone doing something that they shouldn't be doing e.g. a ref giving a bad decision at a game, a child playing with a box of matches, a garda pulling up someone for pissing in a dark alley etc.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

A place where very few return from

 

e.g. "he's living back ahond the font, stay aware from there!"

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

An insignificant but jumped-up fellow or girl

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

To ask a friend if they are busy or up to much, mostly used in Nurney.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Ah yano

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Spoof, exaggerated story - e.g. "That's a bit of a horse's hoof I think"