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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with one of these short, funny or traditional Irish sayings. Use these expressions for Instagram or send to friends and family.
Irish you a pot of gold and all the laughs with these St. Patrick's Day jokes. The post 50 St. Patrick’s Day Jokes That Will Have You Dublin Over With Laughter appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Sláinte, Banjaxed, Stall the ball? Anyone can wear green on Saint Patrick's Day, but do you know what these Irish words mean and how to say them?
Craic (/ k r æ k / KRAK) or crack is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. [1] [2] [3] It is often used with the definite article – the craic [1] – as in the expression "What's the craic?", meaning "How are you?"
This is for words and phrases in the Irish language. It is not for Hiberno-English words or phrases (except where those originate from the Irish language). Subcategories
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. Celebrate Irish pride with this collection of short, funny and catchy St. Patrick's Day quotes on luck, beer, gold and more.
smithereens – small fragments, atoms. In phrases such as "to explode into smithereens". This is the Irish word smidiríní. This is obviously Irish because of the –ín ending but the basic word seems to be Germanic, something to do with the work of a smith. spalpeen – A migratory labourer in Ireland. From spailpín.
fun, used in Ireland for fun/enjoyment. The word is actually English in origin; it entered into Irish from the English "crack" via Ulster Scots. The Gaelicised spelling craic was then reborrowed into English. The craic spelling, although preferred by many Irish people, has garnered some criticism as a faux-Irish word. [18] cross