Norn Iron spake is dyin' out, so it is

[lurganblue]

wee for small. they couldnt grasp that one while it worked overseas.

they also didnt know what a lorry or a jumper was...

[fitzroyalty]

Some common South Armaghisms are God awful. How widely used are these in other places?

Munya - Attractive or excellent
Rulya - Mad/ crazy
Conya - Bad
Fein - Boy, although can also mean girl is some instances
Beur - Girl

The first three are commonly prefixed with the word pure.

You will find that those words are used in the North side in Cork, up round Keane country in Mayfield.

Cork, Waterford, Armagh and Kildare would seem to be hotspots for these words. From a quick bit of google research it seems a few of them might have their origins in the traveller community, which may explain why they're used in places with no obvious connection. My Irish is shite, are any of these words bastardisations of the Irish version?

Is feen and beoir not a take on the irish for beer and wine? Never heard conya before.

[charlie linkbox]

Anyone else "clart" windows?

[Tony Baloney]

"Cart" - to move or carry.

[Top of the hill]

Here are  few that would have been in common use when i was growing up. Most of them would still be used but more so by the older generations.

Wheen - a few, as in "throw a wheen o turf on that fire"
Lock - same as wheen "throw a lock o turf on that fire"
Turf moul - the dust left in the turf shed when all the best turf are used. Useful for putting on the fire to stop it burning too quickly
Wheesht - be quiet. "wheesht a minute will ye!" or "houl your wheesht"
Footer - to fiddle with something "stop footering with the wireless, you'll break it" (A footer is also a noun for someone who is generally unhandy.)
Whitret (or whutret) - another name for a stoat

There are a lot more that my parents and grandparents would have used but i can't think of them all now.

[DoYerJob Linesman]

Ballinderry - Scooting means spitting.

Tyronies - Rookin' means really hungry.

WTF?

Bullshit.  You're making them up at this stage HS.

[DoYerJob Linesman]

I'll give you 'rookin'

i'm rookin at the minute, i'd love to bate a clatter of spuds into me.

[Top of the hill]

Ballinderry - Scooting means spitting.

Tyronies - Rookin' means really hungry.

WTF?

Bullshit.  You're making them up at this stage HS.

Seamusthebard posted on the Tyrone thread about the Ballinderry assistant manager "scooting" water from his mouth at the 2008 county final just before HS posted this so I take he is on the wind up

[LeoMc]

I hope Nelson is writing this all down to pad out his Ulster Scootch buke o big wurds.

[Bing Crosby .]

Well bad hess to you .   Does that one ring any bells ?

Downey the butcher .

Rafferty the bread man with his blue van .

Burns the grocery man .

McGuinness the milk man .

I  forget the mineral mans name .

Where am I talking about ?

[lurganblue]

my ma still says, "this house is like akinsons" to mean its stinkin. i assume that Akinsons were a family well known for being stinkin??

[Alco Pup]

"Slap the bake ah ye" - to use phyiscal violence on someone's head

shuck - depending on where you're from
"them knickers are ridin up her shuck" or
"I near fell into thon shuck"