Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

collecting some "z's"

sleeping

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

What are you doing ?

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

The one bad pint many people accidentally drink along with the 15 good ones also consumed that causes the person to be sick as a plane to lourdes the next day.

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

Describes a person that is in a bad mood and a hard to talk to.

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

Someone who is very generous, particularly with money, is said to be flaithiúlach

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

In Belfast, if you enter a fast food takeaway and ask for a fish supper, the server may well ask "what's ur cawn" in a broad Belfast accent. To which you might reply "fanta". Over the years it has become commonplace to use this phrase as a greeting. So, instead of "what about ye?", you may say "what's ur cawn?".