11 Entries Tagged “Irish”

1. Shillelagh

An Irish, wooden, walking stick. See also Irish.

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2. The Name “Patrick” is Two Names Combined in One

3. May the Devil Make a Ladder of Your Backbone While Picking Apples in the Garden of Hell

A traditional Irish curse. See also Irish.

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4. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

This is what they call Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Britain and Ireland, because the censors over there think that "Ninja" is too violent. See also British, Cartoons, Irish.

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5. Violently Named Villages

Kill, Ireland
Kilbride, Newfoundland
Great Kills, New York
Killinaboy, Ireland See also Canadian, Irish, Violence.

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6. Bastardtown, Ireland

Yep. See also Irish.

Added by CutieCay on December 29, 2015| 2 Comments | 5 people like this You Like This | Unlike

7. Craig

Pronounced "crack", in Ireland it means having a joke, e.g. "Ahh, I did it just for the craig!" See also Irish.

Added by a Guest on December 26, 2015| 3 Comments | 7 people like this You Like This | Unlike

9. Hurls

Untoward connotations aside, these are sticks used in the traditional Irish sport of "hurling". See also Irish, Vomit.

Added by Joe on May 10, 2014| 1 Comment | 1 person likes this You Like This | Unlike

Before the invention of alarm clocks, inns located in Ireland hired people to take note of guests awakening time and then knock on their room door to wake them up. More information here. See also Irish, Old-Timey.

Added by a Guest on October 8, 2010| 1 Comment | 24 people like this You Like This | Unlike

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