Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

From Irish 'pleidhce', a fool.

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

Hold your horses, refrain from doing what you are obviously about to do.

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

Early 1990's to late 2000's, prominent in St.Flannan's college.

Details: Created: 19 August 2019

An Irishman was flustered not being able to find a parking space in a large parking lot.

"Lord,"he prayed,"I can't stand this.If you open a space up for me,I swear I'll give up drinking me whiskey, and I promise to go to church every Sunday."

Suddenly, the clouds parted and the sun shone on an empty parking spot. Without hesitation, the man said,"Never mind,I found one."

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

Same as stall or hold your horses i.e. wait or hold up.

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

Told - the 'tow' pronounced like cow

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

Mother - often called aul lassy aswell

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

An eejit. Usually used when referring to three eejits...

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

A typical manly greeting in Ballinascreen. Typically used when on the phone, when two cars have pulled up beside each other across the road from Maxol or when two farmers are participating in the sheep sales.