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Irish Phrase Dictionary
- Aranmore
- A town in the county of Donegal.
- Buncrana
- A small town in the county of Donegal.
- Bunratty Castle
- County Clare Castle near Shannon Airport.
- Champ
- Mashed potatoes with the addition of either cabbage, leeks, spinach or whatever the chef desires.
- Craic
- To combine good conversation with convivial pub atmosphere to create fun and enjoyment essential to Irish social life.
- Donegal
- A northern county.
- Fionn MacCool
- A famous Irish warrior.
- Liffey
- The main river in Dublin.
- Molly Malone
- A famous Irish fish monger who sold fresh fish on the streets of Dublin.
Song: "She was a fish monger just like her father & mother before, cockles and mussles alive alive. O"
- Slainte
- A Gaelic toast which lossely translated means, "To Your Health."
- Tinker
- An Irish gypsy.
- Tir Nan Og
- Gaelic for: "Land of Youth."
- Wicklow
- A county in Ireland. The neighbouring county to the east of Dublin.
- Ver Man's
- This is used to describe someone who is absent but usually is there.
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