Expressions you should learn before going to Ireland http://www.irishslang.info/ - link to Irish slang 1. “Would you ever stop acting the maggot?” - stop doing what you’re doing right now, or suffer the consequences. 2. jacks – toilet 3. “What are you on about?”- what are you saying, what do you mean ? 4. you are sound - you are great 5. I am grand - I am alright 6. “I’m sickened/raging.”- something great happened and you missed it, now you regret not being there 7. “What’s the story?” / “What’s the craic ?”- how are you ? 8. well - hello 9. hubby- mąż 10 . It is lashing outside - it is raining 11. pure - very 12, banjax, kibosh - destroy 13.pictures- cinema 14. jaded- tired