Irish For Shanty Town

daesal

Hi

Can anyone tell me the irish for "Shanty Town"

So far I've had two suggestions :

Baile Seantán

Baile Santach

Or is there a more informal , messers version , you know the way some words might have the direct translation but also a kinda story or lilting version ....

Thanks

Piollaire

plódtithe?

daesal

Plódtithe - would that be a sort of crowded housing? Or mass of housing? Good word.

In this case I was kindof more looking for the "ramshackle" or Shanty element...

A kind of a positive Shanty Town...if that makes sense :)

Piollaire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117813162#Comment_117813162

Okay, a positive shanty town - it's a bit of an oxymoron but here goes - I've made this one up - baile na mbothán

bogman_bass

Éadan Doire

Piollaire

Found this nice one:

cloigín bothóg

https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/both%c3%b3g

daesal

Yeah that is nice allright!

Also ...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117817952#Comment_117817952

:) :)

teileann

https://www.focloir.ie/ga/dictionary/ei/shanty+town

Baile Seantán

daesal

Yep. It looks like that or Baile Santach are the ones the dictionary likes. I was wondering if there was a more slang sort of a word/words