You know you're really Irish when...

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...you tell the barman to put the change in the poor box.

I've seen it all now! Lottie a racist! [Hmm]
Do get a grip!

Shaking hands with everyone nearby at mass when giving sign of peace. Normally at least one of those had some personal hygiene issues and spent the previous 5 mins sneezing and coughing into his/her hands.

I was laughing away and nodding to these until someone waaaay up earlier in the thread said when you're nearly at 'fisticuffs to pay for a drink'

No Irish person EVER would say fisticuffs. I promise.

The Angelus at midday heralded "dinner hour", not lunch time.

Fish on Friday as a child.

charley
OMG I WANT ROCK SHANDY NOWWWWW!!!

She's a face I'd never get tired of slappin.

(Not directed at anyone on this thread! It is the expression that springs to mind whenever someone mentions Breda O'Brien though)

I remember my mam singing "Skinny-malink" to me .

What about "doin a nixer" meaning a cash in hand job.

I remember my grandmother adding Irishisms to the Jamaican festival songs I had to sing in infants school.

"Sure me heart is down me head is turnin aroun I gotta leave me little girl in Kingston Town"

"Yellow bird - sing high in banana tree, so"

They have Tayto in Quality Save/Home Bargains at the moment.

Anyone slightly creepy was an aul go be the wall

'If the divil was lookin for a liar I don't know where we'd hide ya'

My Mam to us kids on numerous occasions.

Tayto or king the ultimate urban/rural divide. Crisp sandwiches.

charley and killpeppa, there are a few of the large tesco's that sell rock shandy, tayto, cidona ooooh and barrys tea!!

Awww charley, I was thinking of walking to the spar...
mwahahahhahahaa

flogging molly. I haven't heard Go be the wall in years!

Are you a Deise girl by any chance?

Can you get me 20 John Player Blue while you're there, peppa?

I never heard of play dough. Used to hear that it was the thing to do to improve your child's play skills . Then I discovered it was the same as Mala. Prob showing my age now as am sure it's not called that anymore.
BTW how do you do a fada on the ipad?

No, inner city Dublin, encyclo. Plenty of Waterford holidays in the caravan, though

Keep your finger on the character for a few seconds, teawaster, and a small menu will appear.

Good old Tramore. I was hoping to find a fellow 'Blaa' lover.

I'm going to see a man about a dog.

floggingmolly
you dont have john players?!?

what sort of place do you lot live in? 2minute walk & I' be back with cigs, rock shandy, tayto, veda bread & a barmbrack in tow