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

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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

'A thing of' is a very Irish way of describing an inanimate object, usually a container or packaging of sorts. Be it down to laziness, or actually not knowing the name of what the object is, this expression has many uses.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

A large obese woman

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

settle down

e.g. sit down your goin around the room like a bluebottle fly

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

In the middle of nowhere

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Shes not very attractive

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Idiot, fool

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Teeth.... normally when they are on the large side...!

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Expression of general annoyance directed towards an object/event/person.