Flahulach

adj.

Heard in Kilkenny

Generous or free with something comes from the Gaelic word flaithúilach. Situation: A sales man goes into a farm to sell animal feeding equipment and the farmer's dog bites the sales-man on the backside. Upon witnessing the act the farmer says:

In use

I suppose I'll be takin' three so!" To which the salesman responds: "Tanks lad, did anywan ever tell ye dat yer fierce fahulach with yer money!

Posh English

I suppose I shall take three of them then.

  • Sell ya the eye out of your headSomeone who would sell you anything no matter how underhand.
  • BeastA bovine animal, particularly a cow or bull on a farm.
  • StandA command to stay still, typically issued to a farm animal.
  • A word in CarrickNotice, interest, outcry etc. usually in the negative I.e. not a word in carrick.
  • WordTo believe or trust what someone says. (Often in the phrase "mark my word" as a warning.)
  • CakeExcrement. Comes from a variation of the Gaelic word cach, meaning poo.