The Irish are notorious for sharp tongues.
Here are ten of the best insults they can offer you.
1. You're as thick as manure but only half as useful.
2. A face that would drive rats from a barn.
3. You are seed, breed, and spawn of an English whore.
4. I never forget an Irish face but in your case I'll make an exception.
5. May you melt off the earth like snow off the ditch.
6. May your pipe never smoke, may your teapot be broke.
7. May your spade never dig may your sow never pig.
8. May the cat eat you and the devil eat the cat.
9. When you were born you were so ugly the nurse slapped your mother.
10. You're as sharp as a beachball.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Seanmor | May 16, 2013, 12:17 AM EDT
Number 7 sounds like a quote from the song "Nell Flaherty's Drake".
gerrypower | Mar 27, 2013, 12:25 AM EDT
Horse poo, every one of these ! here's a few real ones that are used on a daily basis, in Ireland , by real Irish people. Gee bag ! gob shite ! toe rag ! jam rag ! hoors melt ! This is spine crunchingly degrading and embarrassing. I feel like digging up Queen Victoria and throwing the gob on her. What have we done to our country ? Do we really have to do this to get a bit of bread back ?
anglo-norman | Feb 14, 2013, 05:02 PM EST
SAD
JohnJoe4444 | May 08, 2011, 04:49 PM EDT
Lazy journalism - "sharp as a beachball"????????? That's authentic "Irish Lingo" alright! Irish Central I hope you're getting these contributions free because if you're paying somebody I could do with a piece of that easy action!
gaillimh | May 06, 2011, 07:05 PM EDT
This is the worst kind of shamrockery, an extension of St. Patrick's Day nonsence. Buzz Brady, you must be about 5th generation Irish American and probably never set foot in Ireland. So to you I say : dont just buzz off, f... off.
badolan | May 05, 2011, 08:38 PM EDT
I just love the thought behind these kind of stories.
whitebirtch | May 05, 2011, 06:49 PM EDT
Pat says to shamus--"I passed by your house last night!" Shamus answers--"Fine!"
AengusOg | May 05, 2011, 05:28 PM EDT
Beef to the heels like a Mullingar heifer.
Bocktherobber | May 05, 2011, 04:54 PM EDT
Either Buzz made this nonsense up, or he found it on the internet. Whichever way it goes, zero out of ten to Mr Brady. Irish in name only.
timbobdennehy | May 05, 2011, 04:42 PM EDT
where do you get your facts from irishcentral, your not as right as rain with any of these so called irish insults.
AengusOg | May 05, 2011, 04:21 PM EDT
She has more children than teeth.
AengusOg | May 05, 2011, 04:21 PM EDT
She has more children than teeth.
kateomprint | May 05, 2011, 02:58 PM EDT
Never heard of a lot of these "you have a face that would turn milk sour" that should be the second one.
andycassiry | May 05, 2011, 12:44 PM EDT
ive never heard any of these, i doubt it was an irishmen who said anything like these
andycassiry | May 05, 2011, 12:42 PM EDT
u spelt cassidy wrong
antoman | May 05, 2011, 12:26 PM EDT
May georgyboy visit you and never leave.
islenita | May 05, 2011, 12:16 PM EDT
Im Irish and never heard of these either
DaveyBoy | May 05, 2011, 11:48 AM EDT
these are hilarious
Maurveen | May 05, 2011, 10:25 AM EDT
Not Irish in the least .
Toonagh | May 05, 2011, 10:12 AM EDT
Think most irish people have not heard these, no. 3 is very insulting and inappropriate to language used to day in any country!
Bocktherobber | May 05, 2011, 09:46 AM EDT
I'm Irish and I've never heard most of these. The two I have heard are most likely American in origin.