Top ten great Irish Halloween costume ideas -- get prepped to impress

For the Halloween partier who wants to show off their advanced knowledge of Ireland, you can become a local Irish personality type.

One of which is the culchie, the Irish version of the American country bumpkin.

A culchie is proud of his rural Irish origins, and isn't afraid to show it in the way they look and behave.

To be a real culchie, get yourself a tweed Irish cap (patchwork is best, like our friend Jackie Healy Rae opted for), a ruddy red face, a thick indecipherable country accent and your are halfway down to the bog.

10. D4 Head

For the extremely advanced (or the person with a ton of friends from Dublin), one Halloween costume idea is the D4 Head - a posh Leinster rugby supporter.

D4 stands for Dublin 4  the posh region of southside Dublin, known for their fancy accents, designer clothes, private school affiliation and obsession with Leinster rugby.

So collars up and attitude out, get ready to drop names like there is no tomorrow and pretend Mommy and Daddy own half the country.

If you arrive at your party and meet Irish people who pretend not to know what a D4 head is and wear a look of bemusement, then don't worry, you are probably talking to one!

Happy Halloween and happy costume making!

PHOTOS - 10 Irish Halloween costume ideas

Originally published in 2009.

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