Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

A person, who although not mentally deficient, Is the picure on the oul collection bucket for REHAB, Due to their sh*tehawkish ways.

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

To be covered in dirt

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

Yes

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

He or she is a right scallywag, meaning getting up to mischieve

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

To evade (school)

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

Making out you have loads of money when there's really nothing behind it. "Big front slope back"

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

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

Term used by country folk for someone from Dublin.

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.