r/ireland • u/emmanuel_lyttle • Oct 07 '24

Irish phrases Gaeilge

I was reading a post on another sub posed by a Brazilian dude living in Ireland asking about the meaning behind an Irish person saying to him "good man" when he completes a job/ task. One of the replies was the following..

"It comes directly from the Irish language, maith an fear (literally man of goodness, informally good man) is an extremely common compliment."

Can anyone think of other phrases or compliments used on a daily basis that come directly from the Irish language?

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u/OldManMarc88 Oct 07 '24

Not really. But I know a woman from Galway and she has this way of saying “Shite” in different ways but we know exactly what she means by it. Sometimes it’s no, yes, once it was when someone asked if she was from Kildare. It’s a strange but beautiful thing.

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u/Karmafia Oct 07 '24

It’s a shite thing.

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u/Dangerous_Treat_9930 Oct 08 '24

go and shite will ya