Irish expressions you dont hear any more

kennyboy9563

diddy's

Kev_2012

Mr E wrote: »

Tackies (runners in Limerick)

I only ever call them tackies unless someone doesn't know what that means so it's alive and well!!!

"I'll redden your arse for you" - Mother with wooden spoon.

"You wouldn't bate and egg with an egg bater"

Kev_2012

Mr E wrote: »

Tackies (runners in Limerick)

I only ever call them tackies unless someone doesn't know what that means so it's alive and well!!!

"I'll redden your arse for you" - Mother with wooden spoon.

"You wouldn't bate an egg with an egg bater"

miamee

He couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag

miamee

Just came across this on twitter, loads of them are in this video (and load that I had forgotten about!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_51H1zWGY

cabhrú le cuidiú leis an Breataine ag cur amach mo chearta!
translation:
help help the british are taking away my rights!

Wacker The Attacker

relax the cax

relax the head

or some other variation

Jarrod

Plamas (I think there should be a fada on the first a), a great word that my old man still uses.

Also, not sure if this is an Irish thing but referring to someone who may be gay as 'a bit AC/DC'. No idea where that came from but you don't hear it any more.

ButtersSuki

Jarrod wrote: »

Plamas (I think there should be a fada on the first a), a great word that my old man still uses.

Also, not sure if this is an Irish thing but referring to someone who may be gay as 'a bit AC/DC'. No idea where that came from but you don't hear it any more.

Still hear both of those quite frequently but always thought AC/DC was a bi-sexual refernce, and not a gay descriptor?

bubbly123

So hungry I could eat a horse

RandomName2

"We're awash with money"

jameshayes

ye bleedin handbag

jmayo

"rent is dead money"

"now you're sucking diesel"

"only joe dolan"

"throwing the gob"

Wattle

Two I haven't heard in a long time are Sh1ttybobs and Yokibus. Both are used when you don't know someone's name or the name of something:

'Ah what's yer mans name? You know.....Sh1ttybobs?

'Pass us that Yokibus there'.

hames

Blacken your arse, and go mad.

Briefly popular after Miley said in on Glenroe. No idea what he was talking about but my memory suggests Fidelma may have been writhing naked in the turf shed at the time.

Ted_YNWA

hames wrote: »

Blacken your arse, and go mad.

Briefly popular after Miley said in on Glenroe. No idea what he was talking about but my memory suggests Fidelma may have been writhing naked in the turf shed at the time.

Well holy God !!

coolhull

''I'm setting the video for Glenroe. I'm off to the pub, I'll watch it tomorrow.''

hames

Balooba was my Grandad's favourite insult for especially stupid cattle; not one you tend to hear any more because of racist undertones.

JupiterKid

It's wise to save up for a rainy day

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves...

If only these sayings still reflected the Irish psyche - instead of...

For everything else, there's MasterCard and using your property as an ATM.

coolhull

''Bertie's a cute hoor, ain't he?''

WoollyRedHat

Sketch lads.

coolhull

'' Hang on there, I left me car keys inside on the counter''

olcod

She feckin moved I tell ya.... now come on lads off to ballinspittle

exador

" If you don't behave yourself , I will get the Parish priest to sort you out"

"Get up da yard, there's a smell of benjy of ya"

"00h Aah , Paul Mc Grath"

"I shot jr"

Larianne

Not sure if solely an Irish saying but hardly ever hear "Hold your horses" anymore. I feel, that when I was younger, this was said a lot..

kyote00

"Stop the lights"

Eoghan41

"Just off to HMV to get a CD"...too soon?

Eoghan41

"Just off to HMV to get a CD"...too soon?

Gickna, slang for a pigeon.

kennyboy9563

"The Gochie" -- night watchman