A Dictionary of Hiberno-EnglishThe Dictionary of Hiberno-English is the leading reference book on Hiberno-English – the form of English commonly spoken in Ireland. It connects the spoken and the written language, and is a unique national dictionary that bears witness to Irish history, struggles and the creative identities found in Ireland. Reflecting the social, political, religious and financial changes of people's ever-evolving lives, it contains words and expressions not usually seen in a dictionary, such as 'kibosh', 'smithereens', 'Peggy's Leg', 'hames', 'yoke', 'blaa', 'banjax' and 'lubán'. It is a celebration of an irrepressible gift for the creative, expressive and reckless manipulation of the English language! |
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English T. P. Dolan,Terence Patrick Dolan Limited preview - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
affectionate name Alan Bliss Angela’s Ashes Bodhrán Brewer called Cavan child Collected Poems Collegians colloq Cork dial dialect Dictionary dimin Donegal drink Dublin DUDEEN E dial EDD s.v. English Fenton Finnegans Wake GAA games Galway Ghost Light girl give Glenanaar Griffin Healy Heaney Hiberno-English Ireland Irish Daily Mail Irish word Joyce Kavanagh Kerry Kickham Kildare Knocknagow Leitrim Limerick London look Macafee Mary Mayo McCourt meaning Meath milk n.phr n.pl night Nineteen Acres O’Brien O’Casey O’Connor O’Neill ODEE Omurethi one’s origin obscure origin uncertain pejor person phrase poor potatoes priest pronunciation proverb púca Rosary Seán Sheehan Shelta Six Irish Sligo Snake’s Pass someone Stoker suffix Tarry Flynn There’s Tipperary turf Ulster-Scots Ulysses verb Waterford Wexford woman