Outsider

n.

Heard in Galway

Someone who originates from outside the local parish or county; an outsider.

In use

S/he is an outsider from Dublin who wouldn't know a heifer from a gatepost.

Posh English

She is a lady from the capital who would not know a young cow from a gatepost.

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