Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Garda slang describing the act of taking advantage of a gullible person.

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

Someone who is ugly looking

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

usually used when describing something positively.

"thats a quare fella that!"

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

saying to someone that they dont know who there father is

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

Often used while at a GAA match when a point or goal has been scored

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.