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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with one of these short, funny or traditional Irish sayings. Use these expressions for Instagram or send to friends and family. 50 Irish sayings guaranteed to make you ...
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20. Happiness being a dessert so sweet, May life give you more than you can ever eat. 21. My seven blessings on you. 22. May you live long, Die happy,
gob – (literally beak) mouth. From Irish gob. (OED) grouse – In slang sense of grumble, perhaps from gramhas, meaning grin, grimace, ugly face. griskin – (from griscín) a lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig, a chop. hooligan – (from the Irish family name Ó hUallacháin, anglicised as Hooligan or Hoolihan).
James Joyce, in his Pomes Penyeach included a thirteenth poem as a bonus (as the book sold for a shilling, twelve poems would have come to a penny each), which he named "Tilly", for the extra sup of milk given to customers by milkmen in Dublin. [27] tory originally an Irish outlaw, probably from the Irish verb tóir meaning "pursue" (OED). turlough
Used to describe: Water. Back in the 1930s, ordering a dog soup would get you a tall glass of good ol' water. Considering that the slang originated during the Great Depression, it makes perfect sense.
From traditional Irish sayings to humorous quips, we compiled a list of Irish blessings to inspire you on this (and every) St. Patrick's Day. 50 Irish blessings for St. Patrick's Day
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