Wexford Slang -Translations ....and Sayings from our visiting friends...

[Karen Scannell]

Has anyone got any more examples of sayings that people might hear, when in Wexford?

If someone says the following:

"Wats De Craic"? ---------------   Is there any news?

"Quare"----------------------- Odd

"No Bother"-------------------- This will not be a problem

"The head on ya, and the price of turnips"---You look tired

"How -ya  hun"-----------------How are you ?

[Geraldine Donohoe]

Is it yourself that's in it, is it?...............is that you?

[Paddy Darigan]

"Deash" is a very Wexford word! sometimes used along with the word "deadly" i.e.. deadly deash!! is is the highest complement one can recive from a Wexfordian, I suspect "deash" could be derived from the Irish for nice "an deas = Nice

[Geraldine Donohoe]

Oops things appear to be mixed up here.........the remark re Oscar was tongue in cheek -  meaning he is all things to all men!  Nothing to do with his origins, not supposed to be a wexfordism, just a comment for the week that's in it.  Over and out!

Karen Scannell said:

I didn't know Oscar was from Wexford Ger ??:)) - Great saying for this week. See you down here soon!

[catherine m elliott]

think i might have heard this a few times!

 

Kevin Freeney said:

Idoabitapaintinmeself--------------------You're not very good are ye?

[Karen Scannell]

Well - who would have thought that an innocent query, on the best of Irish sayings, would have culminated in the multilingual "dregs" of the worst insults at the Thomas Moore last Monday night - instigated I may add by a certain David Diaz, who has in his possession somewhere on his person, notes, taken in earnest on the night, of Finish, Polish, Spanish, Irish and English insults. Great care was taken to get them phonetically correct, so that no mistake would be made in a "heartfelt multilingual exchange" !!!

What great "craic".....all in the best of humor!!!  

[Louise Treacy]

What a hoot Hilarious!!

[catherine m elliott]

That was a most memorable night of international equality and education of common phrases used by everyone world wide! Such fun.......thank you David.

[Jane Meyler]

Now where did I put that napkin that all these international insults were recorded!?!  Hmm.... was definitely a youtube moment! Lol!

[Karen Scannell]

....some Irish humour :) 

Sminky Shorts on utube

[Kevin Freeney]

How's i' goin' fo' yeh? ------------- Hello

See yeh later -------------------- Goodbye

[Lori Putnam]

I love this. I can hear y'all's voices in each one.

[Karen Scannell]

We'll need some saying from our visitors also ....maybe we'll have a unique AIO dialect in a few years..:))

..so Lori...any interesting sayings from Tennessee ??