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

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Smoking joints

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Shed borrow something and not return it

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

How are you now?

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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.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

An invitation to dance at a ceili or disco

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

 

When you try to show off and it backfires this is used by your comrades as a form of 'in your face' retort

Specific English translation is 'Tough luck old chap'

See also 'Up your Dick' &'That'll tighten ye'

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

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

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

You had a fall.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Nice girl