Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

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

A feckin eejit!

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

That girl is ugly

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

Hang on now. Wo-ah!

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

Monaghan for "Go'way fuck yourself". Equivalent to New York's "Get de fuck outta here".

Origins thought to be linked to local taxi phone number.

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

popular in the so-called "Triangle" area (that's Ballymoney, Coleraine, Portrush). used instead of "mate" e.g. "'bout ye sham" meaning "how are you mate?" Often claimed as an Ulster-Scots term. Ulster Scots is a "language" that has been spoken in Ireland for almost 10 whole years now.