Irish slang/sayings and their meanings
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Class (excellent)
Bad cess to you (bad luck to you).
Bad cess to you (bad luck to you).
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A cup of scald (tea)
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Herself (my Wife)
Himself (my Husband)
Acting the maggot (being a pain in the arse)
Mighty (excellent)
Himself (my Husband)
Acting the maggot (being a pain in the arse)
Mighty (excellent)
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Reebok's have a little Union flag on theirs, and wearers of the them in Cork black out the little flags with a black marker pen. They really hate Britain in the peoples republic of Cork.
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Can they not buy another brand of "runner"?
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That's exactly what I was thinking. Its madness. The thing is, I think they do it deliberately as a statement of bigotry to Great Britain. It would be the same as defacing the Queen's head on a British bank note. Corkonians see themselves as the Irish elite. The peoples Republic of Cork. They think Cork is the number one capital city in Ireland; not Dublin.
I see it like this, Cork Republicans are like a mirror image of the Loyalists in Belfast. They take their cultural apartheid, sectarianism, bigotry, and hatred to the extreme.
I am a Republican, but I don't feel the need to black out the Union flag on a pair of runners. What will that change? Nothing.
You would think they could just wear a pair of Nike or Adidas and get over it wouldn't you? But these are real Irish people, doing this for real.
I suppose they have to make these overt political statements to back up their Celtic football shirt wearing, and singing Wolfe Tones rebel songs.
This kind of armchair Republicanism in Ireland means nothing to me, and I am a Plastic Paddy.
Best of luck to anyone moving to Cork is all I can say..
I see it like this, Cork Republicans are like a mirror image of the Loyalists in Belfast. They take their cultural apartheid, sectarianism, bigotry, and hatred to the extreme.
I am a Republican, but I don't feel the need to black out the Union flag on a pair of runners. What will that change? Nothing.
You would think they could just wear a pair of Nike or Adidas and get over it wouldn't you? But these are real Irish people, doing this for real.
I suppose they have to make these overt political statements to back up their Celtic football shirt wearing, and singing Wolfe Tones rebel songs.
This kind of armchair Republicanism in Ireland means nothing to me, and I am a Plastic Paddy.
Best of luck to anyone moving to Cork is all I can say..
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That's exactly what I was thinking. Its madness. The thing is, I think they do it deliberately as a statement of bigotry to Great Britain. It would be the same as defacing the Queen's head on a British bank note. Corkonians see themselves as the Irish elite. The peoples Republic of Cork. They think Cork is the number one capital city in Ireland; not Dublin.
I see it like this, Cork Republicans are like a mirror image of the Loyalists in Belfast. They take their cultural apartheid, sectarianism, bigotry, and hatred to the extreme.
I am a Republican, but I don't feel the need to black out the Union flag on a pair of runners. What will that change? Nothing.
You would think they could just wear a pair of Nike or Adidas and get over it wouldn't you? But these are real Irish people, doing this for real.
I suppose they have to make these overt political statements to back up their Celtic football shirt wearing, and singing Wolfe Tones rebel songs.
This kind of armchair Republicanism in Ireland means nothing to me, and I am a Plastic Paddy.
Best of luck to anyone moving to Cork is all I can say..
I see it like this, Cork Republicans are like a mirror image of the Loyalists in Belfast. They take their cultural apartheid, sectarianism, bigotry, and hatred to the extreme.
I am a Republican, but I don't feel the need to black out the Union flag on a pair of runners. What will that change? Nothing.
You would think they could just wear a pair of Nike or Adidas and get over it wouldn't you? But these are real Irish people, doing this for real.
I suppose they have to make these overt political statements to back up their Celtic football shirt wearing, and singing Wolfe Tones rebel songs.
This kind of armchair Republicanism in Ireland means nothing to me, and I am a Plastic Paddy.
Best of luck to anyone moving to Cork is all I can say..
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Up in certain areas of Belfast the Royal Mail vans would get stoned. So the postman would tape over the "Royal" part and he would not have his van stoned. The same people would then tootle off to the post office to cash their unemployment cheques. They were only "anti" when it suited them to be.
The sad thing is many of the people in the North are suffering with post traumatic stress disorder after the Troubles. It has the highest prescription rate of diazepan (valium) in the whole of the UK. Its very telling. You have 6 counties of paranoid, wired, edgy pill poppers up there; all ready to kick off at any time. I was in Belfast (doing some cheap Christmas shopping) when the Council took down the Union flag over Belfast City Hall, and they had to close the Christmas market due to all the Loyalists rioting. It cost the local economy millions. The irony is that the rest of the UK don't want the Loyalists in the North. They are just a drain on the UK tax payer. Imagine being loyal to a country that doesn't want you? Its like being a Plastic Paddy in Ireland these days.
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Speaking of the North, here are some sayings/slang from the lovely 6 counties:
Peeler (Policeman)
Blocked (Drunk)
Brew (Dole Office, it comes from the word Bureau)
Gulleys (trainers)
Rubbered (stoned on drugs)
Wagon (nice car)
Teague (Catholic)
Prod (Protestant)
Hun (Protestant)
Current Bun (Hun, as above)
Rocket (someone who likes to party)
Header (mentally ill person)
Window licker (Mentally ill person)
Tout (Police informant)
Peeler (Policeman)
Blocked (Drunk)
Brew (Dole Office, it comes from the word Bureau)
Gulleys (trainers)
Rubbered (stoned on drugs)
Wagon (nice car)
Teague (Catholic)
Prod (Protestant)
Hun (Protestant)
Current Bun (Hun, as above)
Rocket (someone who likes to party)
Header (mentally ill person)
Window licker (Mentally ill person)
Tout (Police informant)
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Town (Dublin City Centre)
What part of Dublin do you live in? Town.
It would be easier just to ask them; Do you drink Lyons tea?
So you live in the South side of the City then.
I had a D4 (Dublin 4) girl shocked when I asked her would she like a mug of Barry's Gold blend. Oh no, that's what they drink in Cork isn't it? She replied.
Have you got any Lyons fruit teas? Sorry, I don't drink lesbian tea love, I replied.
D4 girls are a different breed of Irish. Plastic Californian's.
Chanel handbags, Christian Laboutin Shoes, iphone 4s', and Lyon's tea.
The fake accent is the worse thing though..
What part of Dublin do you live in? Town.
It would be easier just to ask them; Do you drink Lyons tea?
So you live in the South side of the City then.
I had a D4 (Dublin 4) girl shocked when I asked her would she like a mug of Barry's Gold blend. Oh no, that's what they drink in Cork isn't it? She replied.
Have you got any Lyons fruit teas? Sorry, I don't drink lesbian tea love, I replied.
D4 girls are a different breed of Irish. Plastic Californian's.
Chanel handbags, Christian Laboutin Shoes, iphone 4s', and Lyon's tea.
The fake accent is the worse thing though..
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Town (Dublin City Centre)
What part of Dublin do you live in? Town.
It would be easier just to ask them; Do you drink Lyons tea?
So you live in the South side of the City then.
I had a D4 (Dublin 4) girl shocked when I asked her would she like a mug of Barry's Gold blend. Oh no, that's what they drink in Cork isn't it? She replied.
Have you got any Lyons fruit teas? Sorry, I don't drink lesbian tea love, I replied.
D4 girls are a different breed of Irish. Plastic Californian's.
Chanel handbags, Christian Laboutin Shoes, iphone 4s', and Lyon's tea.
The fake accent is the worse thing though..
What part of Dublin do you live in? Town.
It would be easier just to ask them; Do you drink Lyons tea?
So you live in the South side of the City then.
I had a D4 (Dublin 4) girl shocked when I asked her would she like a mug of Barry's Gold blend. Oh no, that's what they drink in Cork isn't it? She replied.
Have you got any Lyons fruit teas? Sorry, I don't drink lesbian tea love, I replied.
D4 girls are a different breed of Irish. Plastic Californian's.
Chanel handbags, Christian Laboutin Shoes, iphone 4s', and Lyon's tea.
The fake accent is the worse thing though..
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Nothing worse than listening to a gay Protestant Irish man, with a posh English accent. I can't stand listening to him.
Another one I cant stand is Rachel Allen with her fake D4 accent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpADo1LwcY
They really are the shame of Ireland, dreadful accents.
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Pakie is not racist in Ireland. It's another name for Patrick or Pascal.
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[QUOTE=nolanger;10597624]Pakie is not racist in Ireland. It's another name for Patrick or Pascal.[/QUOTE
True, but there is a difference in the spelling;
Paki (Pakistani)
Packie (Patrick)
As in the Irish footballer, Packie Bonner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packie_Bonner
True, but there is a difference in the spelling;
Paki (Pakistani)
Packie (Patrick)
As in the Irish footballer, Packie Bonner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packie_Bonner
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Agreed.
Nothing worse than listening to a gay Protestant Irish man, with a posh English accent. I can't stand listening to him.
Another one I cant stand is Rachel Allen with her fake D4 accent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpADo1LwcY
They really are the shame of Ireland, dreadful accents.
Nothing worse than listening to a gay Protestant Irish man, with a posh English accent. I can't stand listening to him.
Another one I cant stand is Rachel Allen with her fake D4 accent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpADo1LwcY
They really are the shame of Ireland, dreadful accents.