Horrid... young guson...young gartle... fodder the cattle... weaning calves

phr.

Heard in Longford

Phrases characteristically used by people from north Longford.

In use

In the country

Posh English

In the rural shires.

  • Bull fodderNonsense. A characteristically Irish way of saying bullshit.
  • Young oneA young woman or girl, often used with mild familiarity.
  • Young wanA young woman or girl.
  • Bum fodderToilet paper, used for the cleansing of ones posterior.
  • FodderFood.
  • HorridOf great magnitude or scale. Also used adverbially before adjectives as an intensifier.