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Also known as "full Irish", "Irish fry" or "Ulster fry". Bricfeasta friochta. Rashers, sausages and eggs, often served with a variety of side dishes such as fried mushrooms, soda bread and puddings. Garlic cheese chips. Sceallóga le cáis agus gairleog [4] Chips with garlic mayonnaise and melted cheddar cheese. Goody.
Cute hoor and, by extension, "cute hoorism", is a cultural concept in Ireland where a certain level of corruption is forgiven - or sometimes even applauded [1] - of politicians or businessmen. This phenomenon is sometimes attributed to postcolonialism [2] and emigration in Ireland, but also to how historically passive income and patronage were ...
a cirque or mountain lake, of glacial origin. (OED) Irish or Scots Gaelic coire 'Cauldron, hollow'. craic. 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.
caubeen – An Irish beret, adopted as part of the uniform of Irish regiments of the British Army. From cáibín. clabber – also bonny-clabber (from clábar and bainne clábair) curdled milk. clarsach – An ancient Irish and Scottish harp, from Irish cláirseach. clock – O.Ir. clocc meaning "bell".
Pikey (/ ˈpaɪkiː /; also spelled pikie, pykie) [1][2] is an ethnic slur referring to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. It is used mainly in the United Kingdom and in Ireland to refer to people who belong to groups which had a traditional travelling lifestyle. [3][4] Groups referred to with this term include Irish Travellers, English Gypsies ...
Look up craic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Craic (/ kræk / 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?"
Hiberno-English [a] or Irish English (IrE), [5] also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, [6] is the set of dialects of English native to the island of Ireland. [7] In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland , English is the dominant first language in everyday use and one of two official languages, along with the Irish language .
Spice bag. A spice bag (or spicebag, spicy bag, spice box or spicy box; Irish: mála spíosrach) [3] is a fast food dish, popular in most of Ireland and inspired by Chinese cuisine. [4] The dish is most commonly sold in Chinese takeaways in Ireland, [5] and Irish-themed restaurants elsewhere. [6] Typically, a spice bag consists of deep-fried ...