36 Comments

• GaelicPrince | Nov 14, 2010, 04:48 PM EST

  LOL number 3 takes the cake! "You are seed, breed and spawn of an English whore!"

• Maurveen | Sep 17, 2010, 09:55 AM EDT

  Not in the least Irish , we have more manners and flair .

• Mairin67 | Sep 12, 2010, 10:36 AM EDT

  These are Irish? Never heard of them and I've spent half my life in Ireland!

• jamesconcannon | Sep 04, 2010, 09:42 AM EDT

  Im looking for a job ,I live in Boston USA now but trying to get back to my homeland any help ?

• jamesconcannon | Sep 04, 2010, 09:41 AM EDT

  Very funny

• noperson | Aug 29, 2010, 05:09 PM EDT

  sorry to say. but only idiots would enjoy this list. kids in grade school come up with better stuff then this crap. if you are in the market for good insults, then just google it. and you wont see this page come up if you google "good insults".

• countycork | Aug 25, 2010, 12:17 PM EDT

  LOVED IT! Had to print it so I wouldn't forget any of them. ...y'never know when you'll need a good insult! :-)

• Laura Wilson | Aug 24, 2010, 10:53 AM EDT

  wow what a tongue lashing, too funny

• MavisPike | Aug 23, 2010, 04:27 PM EDT

  This is pathetic. Few are properly Irish. Almost none are common. The most ludicrous is, surely "I never forget an Irish face but in your case I'll make an exception" This is a Groucho Marx quote with the word "Irish" crudely inserted. Since when were The Marx Brothers Irish?

• Valhalla | Aug 23, 2010, 12:39 PM EDT

  #3 is by far the best on this list.

• jimnsandy | Aug 23, 2010, 07:32 AM EDT

  Eloquent Irish!

• slainte9 | Aug 22, 2010, 05:10 PM EDT

  "If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." -- General Phil Sheridan, hero of many Union army battles, who commanded the Union's African-American 25th Corps during the pacification of Texas and liberation of Mexico in 1865-66

• jimmy12003 | Aug 22, 2010, 04:54 PM EDT

  im irish and ive only heard of one of them! number 9! how about, 1, you have a face only your mother could love! 2, the best part of you, ran down your mothers leg!

• knowthyself | Aug 22, 2010, 04:33 PM EDT

  Hey Mates you forgot the Most & the Best Irish insult. TO THE ROYAL ENGLISH FAMILY ... KISS ME IRISH ARSE

• teacher1101 | Aug 22, 2010, 03:37 PM EDT

  pretty lame

• JoanKaren | Aug 22, 2010, 03:09 PM EDT

  No one ever bests an Irishman in any kind of fight, be it physical or verbal!

• WARDY09 | Aug 22, 2010, 01:40 PM EDT

  Ive never heard any of those sayings before....You forgot the one " your that ugly the tide would'nt take U out"...and "your that ugly the sea wouldnt give U a wave"..

• SeamusMor | Aug 22, 2010, 12:31 PM EDT

  His head is so far up his ass that he thinks his farts are thunder!

• judiron | Aug 22, 2010, 12:11 PM EDT

  If you really hunt I believe you could find some better ones. The Irish are great with sharp tongues. Love them.

• CitizenWhy | Aug 22, 2010, 11:31 AM EDT

  Never heard anyone Irish talk like this. But then again they tended to be kind-hearted, affectionate, easy to smile and laugh at themselves and indulgently at the faults of others. Their main criticism was for themselves and in naming specific acts and attitudes they would not tolerate in their children. The phrase I most heard was "More power to you!" ... You left out one insult I have heard: "He has a great future behind him."

• whitebirtch | Aug 22, 2010, 11:29 AM EDT

  I agree with Mairin67, I too think they are just made up for tourists. A real Irish insult would cut you to the bone! Like--"You should inherit a million pounds, and that won't be enough to pay your medical bills."

• letmegohome | Aug 22, 2010, 11:09 AM EDT

  I thought they were quite cute and clever and I plan to use several of them. thanks

• Mairin67 | Aug 22, 2010, 10:48 AM EDT

  Never heard of any of them. Sounds like one of those silly little phrase books they sell to tourists. The Irish can and have come up with much better sayings than these here.

• ripley838 | Aug 22, 2010, 10:38 AM EDT

  Thank God the Irish are a forgiving race, always ready to turn the other cheek.

• erieshark | Aug 22, 2010, 10:20 AM EDT

  I agree - these are more like school yard taunts than insults. Don Rickles where are you when we need you?

• Ngdavies | Aug 22, 2010, 10:13 AM EDT

  Here's one more. On your return home, may your mother run from beneath the porch and bite you on the leg.

• Judianne2000 | Aug 22, 2010, 10:13 AM EDT

  hehehe!! love them!

• donal1951 | Aug 22, 2010, 10:13 AM EDT

  Lame is the word. I learnt better ones from Da.

• hunter933 | Aug 22, 2010, 10:13 AM EDT

  Theses are the TOP TEN?

• shrinnkie246 | Aug 22, 2010, 10:10 AM EDT

  May each of you get a sense of humor.

• eccles64 | Aug 22, 2010, 09:37 AM EDT

  I love them. May I be so bold as to give a great Australian insult. "May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down". A dunny is an outhouse.

• eiregirl | Aug 22, 2010, 09:24 AM EDT

  I've only heard of two of these and had no idea that there was a "list" of Irish insults which to pull from when needed. More common ones are "a few sandwiches short of a picnic" "lights are on but no one's at home" "the train is at the station but no one's getting on" "the walls have ears" "mutton dressed as lamb" "I'll drink you under the table" and so on...

• mccourt1689 | Aug 22, 2010, 09:24 AM EDT

  I would rather concentrate on the nicer traits of the Irish people I know.

• bronxjames | Aug 22, 2010, 09:21 AM EDT

  Phooey

• christywalsh | Aug 22, 2010, 09:18 AM EDT

  These are pathetic!

• fnfdesign | Aug 22, 2010, 09:06 AM EDT

  LAME!!