Sick as a plane to Lourdes
Heard in Limerick, Sligo and Cork
Something which is very sick indeed. Refers to the planes sent to Lourdes every year by various parishes carrying the sick in need of miracle cures.
He was sick as a plane to lourdes after drinking that bad pint...
He was quite as distressed as a chartered flight to Lourdes after consuming that unfortunate pint.