Armagh Slang

mullanimal

I heard a funny wan de udder day...

Conya = poo in Armagh... is this true?

Also if ye wanted say someone is a ride ye might say

I'd horse inta dat one...

anyone got any more???

*edited for a ....slightly cleaner version .....

Benster

As a native, I've never heard the first one, and the only person I've hears say the second one was from Donegal.

Get a feel for the language here.

The one I like is "yes, I agree" or "sure ah know what yer talkin about" - goes something like this: sharp intake of breath while giving a nod UPWARDS. Simple.

B.

mise_me_fein

Heard this one before:

Sure they're all poor on the border too, sarcastic response to someone due to the fact that most people on the border in Armagh are well off due to fuel smuggling

pete1234

conya more of a south armagh word, originated from crossmaglen.
another few
fein = boy, man
bure = girl, woman
rulya = mad

muffler

pete1234 wrote: »

conya more of a south armagh word, originated from crossmaglen.
another few
fein = boy, man
bure = girl, woman
rulya = mad

Just out of curiosity is that just local slang or is there a hint of Irish translation in that.

mullanimal

cool lads thanks...

i'm putting a book together on slang from around the country and want to represent each county well...

make sure you sign up, add and rate entries on www.slang.ie... the best ones will end up in the book!

jordanh999

Im from Armagh. Some slang would be "ayee" " what about ye?"

"go on ye boy ye"

TheHeraldMan

As in "keep her lit ye boy ye yure fair suckin diesel now"

mise_me_fein

Ya cud just say it'a monaghan/louth/down slang just as easy

Great thread though

muffler

Ah ha. So there is life in Armagh

Its been quiet around these parts so keep posting people.

skehana

My granny who was from Armagh used to say 'hit him with a shovel to wake him.' whatever that meant:eek:

Musha

ar ye on ya yet?

Are you dressed/Ready?

ibh

There is a local radio station round Newry / Armagh think it's 5fm or something and you'll hear plenty of Armagh slang on it.

My favourite Armagh term is 'Blade' for describing a woman. Probably used all over but very popular in Armagh.

Another one is for if you are sick or sneeze or cough etc, "Another clean shirt 'll do ya". Bascially that you're on deaths door and you're on the way out.

biko

Benster wrote: »

The one I like is "yes, I agree" or "sure ah know what yer talkin about" - goes something like this: sharp intake of breath while giving a nod UPWARDS.

Strangely enough I've seen people from northern Sweden do the very same thing. Odd.

Benster

Ah, we have so much in common, us Armachians and those... Swedicians.

babarino

Until recently in South Down I had never heard 'hasky' meaning windy.

Musha

"Put your coat on or ye'el be foundered!"

:P