| :: Irish Glossary :: |
| An Lar - City Center A Chara - Friend Avon, Owen - River Aw, Ow - River Bally - Town Bangers - Sausage Black & Tan - Half Guinness & Half Bass Bonnet - Car Hood Boot - Car Trunk Bord Failte - Irish Tourist Board (board of welcomes) Brilliant - Great Caravan Travel Trailer - Small House Trailer Carraig - Rock Carrick - Rock Cead Mile Failte - A hundred thousand welcomes (kay-d mile Fawlcha) Ceili - Irish Dance (kaylee) Cheers - Thanks or Good-bye Chemist - Pharmacy Chips - French Fries Craic - Fun Crisps - Potato Chips Dear - Expensive Dollied Up - Dressed Up Dun - Fort Eejit - Idiot Ennis - Island Ensuite - Room with a private bath Erin Go Bragh - Ireland Forever Fag - Cigarette Fir - Men (Men's room) Fry - Full Irish breakfast Gaeltacht - Irish Speaking Area Garda Siochana - Policeman Half & Half - Half Guinness & Half Harp (don't call it a black and tan) i (green sign w/ letter "i") - Tourist Information Office Inis - Island Jar - Measure of Drink Jumper - Sweater Kill, Kil - Church Lift - Elevator Lorry - Truck Lough - Lake Mna - Women (Women's room) Off-License - Liquor store Petrol - Gas/Fuel Pissed - Drunk Poitin/Poteen - Moonshine Pudding - Dessert Quay - Waterfront Queue - Wait in Line Quid, also called Bob - Money Rashers - Bacon Roundabout - Traffic Circle Rubbish - Trash/Not True Scheme - A legitimate plan or project Scone - Sweet Biscuit Slag - Teasing Slainte - Cheers (pronounced schlancha) Slan - Farewell (there isn't an Irish word for good bye) Slan Go Foill - So Long Stone - Forteen Pounds Sweets - Candy Take-Away - Take Out Food Taoiseach - Prime Minister (teeshock) Till - Cash register or ATM Toilet, also called Loo - Restroom Touron - A cross between a tourist and a moron Trainers - Tennis Shoes Two Fingers - Two fingers has the same meaning as one middle finger regardless of which way your fingers are pointing. So don't ask for two by holding up two fingers! Windscreen - Windshield |