A guide to slang in Ireland - the top 32 from around the country

Hibernia: Spare us the inane interpretations. People read these pages to be entertained, perhaps even enlightened. They don't come here to be bored by pedants like you.

Hiya WoundedKnee... it's not abuse, it's embracing it and using it to its fullest extent. It's used for emphasis - and it is not used willy nilly. It needs careful placement in a sentence to achieve the proper effect. PS - I think KittyMurphy might have been referring to your use of "real ugly" instead of the correct English, Hiberno-English and indeed, US English "really ugly".

I have heard some of those sayings but she seems to have them mixed up there is some stuff in there and you wouldn't say it the way its written in the article in Westmeath they don't say eejit they say eegit. I have heard the one suckin diesel and it is used to show that you made a success of something.

You can't please everyone (see below) but I love these kinds of articles.

Most of this "slang" is ancient and used both in Ireland and by Irish-Americans. I've heard it in every county -it's not indigenous to one place. So what's the point of this?

KittyMurphy: I have no idea of what you are trying to say. Your post is very badly written. Rephrase, and run it by me again.

Most of those can be attributed to every county, surely?

The "vex" use in Galway is standard English. The "eejit" of West Meath is used widely throughout Ireland and among those of Irish descent in the US.. ... Most Irish speak a fairly normal version of English (to Americans). There are some thick accents but they are not dominant.

@WoundedKnee - It's "sounds really ugly"....I think it's a case of pot kettle black when it comes to US English.

funny but very distracted by your use of your. you are = you're