Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Many of the Irish finish their sentences with the words "so it is" - this emphesises what they just said.

e.g. “That’s a nice car you’ve got there, so it is!”

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

A night out

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

Referring to the future.

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

To express surprise or disbelief. Said by Navan people randomly for no apparent reason.

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

Worthless.

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

An ass wipe or a bo...x. May be from sir hammer greenwood who burnt cork city. Used by the miners and the people of Castlecomer in North kilkenny to describe certain types of characteristics of a person.

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

One time notorious red light district in Dublin. Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street, Seán McDermott Street. Luminous heaven of a bygone era.