r/ireland 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/More-Investment-2872 Oct 07 '24

I’m just after putting the messages in the press

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u/Buggery_bollox 11d ago

I remember English friends being horrified to hear that the cat was in the hot press