Sound

adj.

Heard in Kilkenny, Dublin, Galway, Sligo, Westmeath, Limerick, Louth and Roscommon

Describing someone who is kind, decent, and agreeable.

Ah that fella is sound, he gave me a lift all the way home.

Posh English

Ah that fellow is a thoroughly decent sort, as he provided me with carriage passage all the way to my doorstep.

Same phrase, other counties

• All Ireland
• Dublin
• Galway
• Sligo
• Westmeath
• Limerick
• Louth
• Roscommon

Related terms

• Pure soundExtremely pleasant or agreeable; thoroughly decent.
• Sound auld skinA genuinely kind, dependable, and friendly person.
• Sound as a pound in a euro shopA thoroughly decent and reliable person.
• Sound fella hore for the drinkA decent fellow but one who drinks to excess.
• Sound outDecent, reliable, amiable.
• Dead onA thoroughly decent or agreeable person. Also: kind or reliable.