Irish slang

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