What are the best Irish things ?

AskMyChocolate

Admittedly, this just sprang to my mind, so I probably haven't given it the thought or time that a question like this deserves; but off the top of my head I'm going to go with, and in no particular order:

1) Sing-Songs

2) Red Lemonade

3) Butter

So, Ahers, what are your faves?

jam_mac_jam

Sausage

Pauleta

Pork products

Guinness. Dirty fish & chips. Breakfast rolls. High standard of living.

brummytom

'Irish' music. Can't beat it.


And a complete inability to drink in moderation.
Don't call me racist, half of you are drunk reading this

KeithM89_old

Céilís in secondary school were always great fun. Sneaking in a naggin, jumping round like a prat and fingering some one girl in the bike shed afterwards. Good times...

Cherry_Cola

Tanora, but now they've changed it :mad:

Poor Craythur

Red lemonade is mank.

Sausages? Hell yes! We do them really, REALLY well, I didn't realise how well until I lived in Britain where even butcher sausages are yock.

chin_grin

Begrudgery. No one else does it better than the Irish. :pac:

kfallon

Bacon n' cabbage
Stew

Xivilai

The pedal-powered wheelchair

IvySlayer

brummytom wrote: »

'Irish' music. Can't beat it.


And a complete inability to drink in moderation.
Don't call me racist, half of you are drunk reading this

That's racist :mad:

I've only had 2 bottles. :pac:

/opens a third

ForzaSaints

Guinness. Gers Deli. Rebel Songs. Irish Football. Saint Patricks Athletic.

BOHtox

Sheltic!

Balmed Out

black pudding

Friendly pubs

Dwellingdweller

The dole

Our drop dead gorgeous politicians.

Einhard

Smithwicks.

Hiberno-English- I quite like that fact that the English spoken in Ireland is that bit different to that spoken anywhere else.

Tayto sangwiches.

The fact that the elderly in Ireland are the real deal- nostril hair, trouser braces, those wheely things aul wans carry their shopping about in. Not trendy, hip, Nike wearing, American style OAPs. Our old folk are the real deal!

alexa5x5

The Irish sense of humour.

King cheese and onion.

emeraldstar

Poor Craythur wrote: »

Red lemonade is mank.

Sausages? Hell yes! We do them really, REALLY well, I didn't realise how well until I lived in Britain where even butcher sausages are yock.

God no, English sausages are better. Cumberland sausages....drool....

Badgermonkey

Our ability to build more vomit coloured bungalows, despite knowing what the first one looked like.

Jezzabelle

emeraldstar wrote: »

God no, English sausages are better. Cumberland sausages....drool....

No way, nothing like butcher sausages or superquinn ones.
The english haven't got a clue how to do a good fry up!. I find the food in England to generally be of a poorer standard than here.

Things about Ireland I love:

Sense of humour - unique to us and not always gotten by others
Our pubs
GAA
Our use of the English language

kfallon

Tayto crisps, club orange and a 'hang sangwich' in tinfoil

Eve_Dublin

The ability to fill silences with often very funny nonsense.

Lawrence1895

Podge and Rodge, Killinaskully, Father Ted

MrStuffins

Bono

Kevin Duffy

Beating the English at cricket, a very Irish thing.

HenryChinaski

The craic

AskMyChocolate

brummytom wrote: »

'Irish' music. Can't beat it.


And a complete inability to drink in moderation.
Don't call me racist, half of you are drunk reading this

"Marge, have I put my can down?"

"Yes, Homer"

"Good. Then turn down that Paddy Reilly album and hand me my broad black brimmer"

"You swapped your broad black brimmer for a sandwich years ago"

"Fine so"

*dudgeon*

ejmaztec

Misery and emigration.

pickarooney

Poor Craythur wrote: »

Red lemonade is mank.

Sausages? Hell yes! We do them really, REALLY well, I didn't realise how well until I lived in Britain where even butcher sausages are yock.

No. No. A million times no. The gristle and rusk farce that the Irish try to pass off as sausages are a culinary travesty. Rashers, by all means, but those 'sausages' are just vile.

Irish milk, beef, lamb and humour are our real national treasures.

Madam

The full 'Irish' breakfast(including the sausages) but no beans - that just sooo English:)

Oh_Noes

Slagging/taking the p1ss and not offending/being offended.

AskMyChocolate

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Sausage

Pauleta wrote: »

Pork products

Awaits a poster with eggs and mushrooms.

Jezzabelle

Oh and the way we call call each other "a bollox" for example and theres no offence taken.

Madam

pickarooney wrote: »

No. No. A million times no. The gristle and rusk farce that the Irish try to pass off as sausages are a culinary travesty. Rashers, by all means, but those 'sausages' are just vile.

Irish milk, beef, lamb and humour are our real national treasures.

You say you live in France - have you tried andouillette by any chance?:eek:

veryangryman

Oh_Noes wrote: »

Slagging/taking the p1ss and not offending/being offended.

I feel sorry for those Mayo cops...

Celly Smunt

the famine lol.

BOHtox

Jezzabelle wrote: »

Oh and the way we call call each other "a bollox" for example and theres no offence taken.

Feck off ye bollox, I was going to say that;):o

kfallon

Madam wrote: »

The full 'Irish' breakfast(including the sausages) but no beans - that just sooo English:)

Get out......GET OUT!!!! :pac:
Can't beat a few beans with the ould fry up!

ejmaztec

Oh_Noes wrote: »

Slagging/taking the p1ss and not offending/being offended.

Another good Irish trait is having a vivid imagination.:P

Storminateacup

answering unreasonable requests with "i will, yeah".
we party like no other. Im not saying we're dignified, far from it, but we always have the best craic.

And there is most def no wedding like an irish wedding. Forget a 3 hr reception with no drink (americans) and think of a 3 day session and so much drink that you need so tilt your head back whilst sitting up so as you dont spill any.

AskMyChocolate

IvySlayer wrote: »

That's racist :mad:

I've only had 2 bottles. :pac:

/opens a third

Lightweights. Like informers, they'll always be with us.

Giving stereotypes a bad name.:pac:

pickarooney

Madam wrote: »

You say you live in France - have you tried andouillette by any chance?:eek:

Of course. And while it doesn't claim to be a sausage (unlike that breadstick imposter I grw up with) it's good eating.

policarp

The Rock of Cashel.

AskMyChocolate

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Our ability to build more vomit coloured bungalows, despite knowing what the first one looked like.

Not to undermine your excellent and valid point, but, read the thread title man.

Aah keep it happy. Who needs a tickle?

4) Tickling. (Oh yeah and Rice Krispie buns.)

Einhard

I love the way people greet strangers that they pass with "How are ye?" or "Howsagoin" when they have absolutely no interest in knowing the answer. If that's the Irish version of the simple "hello" in other countries, it's no wonder we have a reputation for being loquacious!:pac:

Chris P. Bacon

emeraldstar wrote: »

God no, English sausages are better. Cumberland sausages....drool....

You've never tasted superquinn sausages then, because they are the best in the world.

rednik

The quality of our potholes is superb, good and deep. Real suspension wreckers.

Chris P. Bacon

When you drive in the country and see some random person walking or standing against a wall they will always wave at you,that really does put a smile on my face,its great to be Irish

mattjack

Storminateacup wrote: »

answering unreasonable requests with "i will, yeah".
we party like no other. Im not saying we're dignified, far from it, but we always have the best craic.

And there is most def no wedding like an irish wedding. Forget a 3 hr reception with no drink (americans) and think of a 3 day session and so much drink that you need so tilt your head back whilst sitting up so as you dont spill any.

just had a flashback to my own wedding 12 yrs ago............must go and ring a few cousins ..see how they are ........