Irishisms

Macavity. · 26-03-2015 01:02PM

That's c.untish.

Renegade Mechanic · 26-03-2015 01:08PM

Probably the ultimate Irishism.

"Well! How ye goin?"

"I lost my job, my girlfriend left, a branch on the road punctured a brake pipe and I rear ended someone as a result, he's cleaning me out now, despite me managing to slow down enough to hit him at 30mph, obviously have no rent money so got kicked out, insurance ran out, phone service gone, their contract are taking me to court for not paying, bank account has been closed, I'm living in the back of a car with no brakes.
I'm grand now, yourself? "

Badly Drunk Boy · 26-03-2015 01:11PM

Paramite Pie wrote: »

We got it from the Normans, who as you might have guessed spoke French. Wheat wasn't a common crop in Ireland until the Normans arrived, so it's not unsurprising that we borrowed their word for a loaf of bread.

And 'bread' is a more of a Germanic/Northern European thing:
German = brot
Swedish = bröd
Dutch = brood
Icelandic = brauð
Danish = brød

Jon_459 · 26-03-2015 02:06PM

Upset ??? He went ape$hit!

26-03-2015 02:20PM

Man 1: Howiya? (How are ya?)

Man 2: Howiya.

How can it be the question and the answer?!

sbsquarepants · 26-03-2015 02:26PM

Is there erra biscuit in this place or what?

What's the craic?

How's your ma, is your da working?

Ghost Buster · 26-03-2015 02:26PM

Our use of the word 'Now' is very disconcerting to tourists and visitors. I know a Canadian who got work in a shop when she moved here. She thought we were very rude for placing shopping at the til and commanding 'NOW!!!'

'Ill do it now in a minute' is simply bizzarre!!!

Renegade Mechanic · 26-03-2015 02:37PM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Our use of the word 'Now' is very disconcerting to tourists and visitors. I know a Canadian who got work in a shop when she moved here. She thought we were very rude for placing shopping at the til and commanding 'NOW!!!'

'Ill do it now in a minute' is simply bizzarre!!!

Ha ha ha ha ha

Leogirl · 26-03-2015 02:45PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Man 1: Howiya? (How are ya?)

Man 2: Howiya.

How can it be the question and the answer?!

I had a foreign student staying & this totally confused her. She asked me why so many total strangers kept asking her how she was & how to reply - should she say shes tired/happy/sad etc. I was tempted to tell her to just answer honestly - Irish people wouldnt know what to do with it!! I was nice though & told her to just say howrya/hi back.

Wacker The Attacker · 26-03-2015 03:07PM

Go on ourra dat says I.

ratmouse · 26-03-2015 03:27PM

Well it won't be happening under my roof.

Canis Lupus · 26-03-2015 03:40PM

What's the story? Confuses a lot of Australians.

ratmouse · 26-03-2015 03:59PM

Well lad?

It's kind of a question but more of a hello!

Wacker The Attacker · 26-03-2015 04:03PM

"Where's the champion butter Hi?"

Interrobang · 26-03-2015 04:50PM

American friend: "Hey, how have you been?"

Me: "Ah, I haven't been feeling myself recently."

American friend: "Jeez... Overshare much?"

Me:

... :eek:...

NotPayin4Water · 26-03-2015 05:32PM

I'm not paying for water!

uch · 26-03-2015 05:36PM

Candie wrote: »

'Mary, get the pan out of the messages and put it in the press'

Pan = Bread
Messages = Grocery shopping
Press = cupboard

Google translate doesn't cover this stuff.

I've never in me life heard anybody calling a Press a Cupboard

Magico Gonzalez · 26-03-2015 05:39PM

uch wrote: »

I've never in me life heard anybody calling a Press a Cupboard

I have only ever heard a cupboard called in press in Ireland.

Up north - Cupboard.
UK - Cupboard.
US - Cupboard
OZ/NZ - God knows..dingo shelf or something.

Ire - Press.

Press ? Simply makes no sense to me.

emersyn · 26-03-2015 05:46PM

/sun explodes/
"Ah sure, be grand"

uch · 26-03-2015 05:46PM

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

I have only ever heard a cupboard called in press in Ireland.

Up north - Cupboard.
UK - Cupboard.
US - Cupboard
OZ/NZ - God knows..dingo shelf or something.

Ire - Press.

Press ? Simply makes no sense to me.

Exactly, OP is looking for Irishisms

LDN_Irish · 26-03-2015 05:54PM

...., do you know that way?

Or for the person who needs a little bit more conversation filler in their life:

...., do you know that kind of a way?

It always comes after something that everyone knows exactly that kind of a way, Dja know dat way?

Aimeee · 26-03-2015 06:10PM

On the press/cupboard one; at a previous workplace i was handing over to English colleague. Told her suchandsuch was in the press. She looked a bit confused alright but didn't take too much notice. About an hour later she came to me wondering why suchandsuch was in the papers. I was totally confused by this random question. She thought I meant media/press. So I always used the word cupboard from thereon.

Search for martins life on YouTube. Not quite irishisms more like irish conversations at home. Very funny.

emersyn · 26-03-2015 06:23PM

I learned recently that Irish people are the only ones who use the phrase 'giving out'? Like when you're angry at someone and you complain at them, you're giving out to them.
How do British/American etc people say that? The only proper substitute I can think of is to tell someone off, but I have a feeling that's only in England.

JCX BXC · 26-03-2015 06:27PM

emersyn wrote: »

I learned recently that Irish people are the only ones who use the phrase 'giving out'? Like when you're angry at someone and you complain at them, you're giving out to them.
How do British/American etc people say that? The only proper substitute I can think of is to tell someone off, but I have a feeling that's only in England.

I've personally had a hard time talking to a group of Americans. I said "I'm not giving out to ye now but...." They just looked at me and I heard a few whispers of like - "what could he be giving to us" and "why would we want him to give out things go us"

Shrap · 26-03-2015 06:28PM

That's/This place is/The weather is/The pub was cat!!

I don't know exactly, but I think it's shortened from either Cat's Melodeon or Cat's Malacky (which I always thought meant cat sh1t, but not according to google). Maybe I'm muddling it with a rhyme my dad used to say when I was a kid - a North Dublin kid's rhyme

"Cat's malacky and dog's melodeon, mix them together and make an explosion"

Anyone else ever heard that one?!

ratmouse · 26-03-2015 06:38PM

Yer one
Yer man

degsie · 26-03-2015 08:51PM

ratmouse wrote: »

Yer one
Yet man

Huh?

Ruu · 26-03-2015 08:54PM

What do you want, a medal?

degsie · 26-03-2015 08:58PM

Ruu wrote: »

What do you want, a medal?

yea, a rubber one

marketty · 26-03-2015 08:59PM

Beyont

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