Words only the Irish use.

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Harold Disgracey

Also in some shops in the Newry area, "good day sir, how may I be of assistance today?" Can be shortened to a simple "well?"

seafoid

Quote from: Harold Disgracey on March 04, 2013, 03:00:12 PM
Also in some shops in the Newry area, "good day sir, how may I be of assistance today?" Can be shortened to a simple "well?"
"So" as used in shops

"5.70, so"   

So what ?

5 Sams

Quote from: Harold Disgracey on March 04, 2013, 03:00:12 PM
Also in some shops in the Newry area, "good day sir, how may I be of assistance today?" Can be shortened to a simple "well?"

Or "you gettin?"
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Billys Boots

Quote from: Harold Disgracey on March 04, 2013, 03:00:12 PM
Also in some shops in the Newry area, "good day sir, how may I be of assistance today?" Can be shortened to a simple "well?"

I always thought that meant 'what the f*ck do you want, do you think we're some sort of service industry or something?'.
My hands are stained with thistle milk ...

Shamrock Shore

gudstrangtackil - a word used only in Armagh which means a cynical assassination attempt on an opponent on a football field when he smells the goals!

Billys Boots

Quote from: Shamrock Shore on March 04, 2013, 04:03:58 PM
gudstrangtackil - a word used only in Armagh which means a cynical assassination attempt on an opponent on a football field when he smells the goals!

Let it go SS, let it go man!
My hands are stained with thistle milk ...

heganboy

Armagh specials:

Sturrs

example  "i'd like to get'er up the sturrs"

Hurr

example I need to go get a hurr cut

Ballyhegan special:

Tang

can be used in any sentence ever uttered in Ballyhegan
Pat C's Tang?

Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

seafoid

Divisionfournamajasus

Meath dialect, seems to have become part of speech in the county relatively recently

Hardy


spuds

Quote from: Denn Forever on February 28, 2013, 10:15:16 AM
Not a word but how the letter H is pronounced as is Mark McQ rather than McHugh.  Is this only an Ulster thing?
Said the same in Mayo, McCue/McQ
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John Hubbard

seafoid

#400
My wife and myself

Pure mé féinism.

Rudi

Hav ya nerra slice pan?. -Do you have any bread in this shop?

Divil the hayper - Got feck all on me

Fu*k the yard - Got no news at all.

Some Donegalese

Cheese brave in chancy sir - no problem in getting a ride there.

brave n cauld - sub zero weather conditions.

He's auld fashioned that lad - that man has nothing to learn - you could not keep you eyes on him.

Shamrock Shore

Divil the hate - I have none/I don't know him

Billys Boots

Quote from: Shamrock Shore on March 08, 2013, 03:32:45 PM
Divil the hate - I have none/I don't know him

It's 'buck the hate' in our part of the county!
My hands are stained with thistle milk ...

AZOffaly

Cat Malojun, or Malodeon. - Bad.
Hardy - Hardy Weather.
Indanamajaysus - What indanamajaysus is that lad at?
At? Used like the above. What are you at?