Irish Idioms in English...

[Zurn]

Sorry for created that thread, but I couldn´t find another one to post this content.

I learned some idioms from a book.

Funny is for me:

Don´t piss on me chips.
Shag off.
Smart arse.
Goin` to the Jacks`!
Eejit!
Acting the maggot.
Pain in me hole.
Get a rid of it!

balbhàn (Irish word) for fool???

[DAMNTHEWEATHER]

Sorry for created that thread, but I couldn´t find another one to post this content.

I learned some idioms from a book.

Funny is for me:

Don´t piss on me chips.
Shag off.
Smart arse.
Goin` to the Jacks`!
Eejit!
Acting the maggot.
Pain in me hole.
Get a rid of it!

balbhàn (Irish word) for fool???

Ye missed out 'ask me arse'.

[Zurn]

Yesterday I read another one.

Keep your bones green. (Keep the health...) A very nice idiom.

It´s hard to keep them all in mind.
I have to read the book a few times.

[Rashers]

Old Dublin one. If your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle.

[Zurn]

Old Dublin one. If your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle.

*hihi*

[silver spoon]

Sorry for created that thread, but I couldn´t find another one to post this content.

I learned some idioms from a book.

Funny is for me:

Don´t piss on me chips.
Shag off.
Smart arse.
Goin` to the Jacks`!
Eejit!
Acting the maggot.
Pain in me hole.
Get a rid of it!

balbhàn (Irish word) for fool???

Zurn, Amadain is the Irish for fool, unless it has changed. Gobshite goes well too.

[oscar]

hi silver spoon, remember the old saying ,they become more Irish than the Irish them selves.

[Zurn]

Zurn, Amadain is the Irish for fool, unless it has changed. Gobshite goes well too.

For "balbhàn" I have read the pronounciation "Bollawaun" somewhere.
Amadain...should be prounonced HOOOOOW???? Amedan?

Gobshite is a short word for "excreta of a goblin"? Right?



In addition too I read yesterday "away with the faeries".... means someone is insane or weird or whatever. That made me laughing, because I have a CD from a band which plays with pagan texts... and so I thought "away with the faeries" means.....kidnapped by the faeries.

[bigby]

balbhannm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, dumb person

http://www.mackinnon.me.uk/Faclair/B.html

[DAMNTHEWEATHER]

Ye missed out 'ask me arse'.

Or..."I will in me hole" (old grave-diggers exclamation).

[quinner]

jaysez....the more e's that are used.........the bigger the surprise, the disappointment, or bewilderment......

[Mykidsmom]

or.....

"who pissed in your cornflakes?"

"dont rain on the parade"

"someone walked over my grave"

[Ed O'Gorman]

You and what bleedin' army

[Mykidsmom]

shurrup or i'll give ya a dig!

[Zurn]

Yeah, gimme more feed.