Irish Slang

County

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

The guards

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

Inside

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

Used in Erris to describe a fool or idiot.

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

Pregnant

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

Muise; Indeed (b) Muise! Muise!; Well, Well! Muisiam; Upset. Muisiamach; 1. Upset; perturbed; irritated. 2. Feeling sick. 3. Heavy / drowsy / dull. (There is a "fada" over the "u" in each of the above.

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

I cleaned it

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

A woman ye want to ride and do the wheelbarrow position with

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

A dishonet person

Details: 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.