Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

He is big,muscley

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

ahead of ,against. e.g. "where's the kitchen brush?" "it's fernenst the door"

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

Drunk of your ass

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

A way of commenting on how someone looks, bit like 'the state of ya

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

University College Cork

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

This phrase is used when referring to a wealthy individual usually far more wealthy than his neighbours in the Parish. He his said to have more land than the Parish Priest, therefore making him wealthy indeed.

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

Used in several different ways. 1. "Job" can be used to describe whether something was sorted out between individuals satifactorily ("job"), 2. whether a job was done well by someone("da job") 3. or whether something looked convincing or not ("da job").