Tinfoil county

n.

Heard in Limerick

Limerick term for Tipperary. Based on the traditional Tipperary practice of bringing the hang sangwiches with them along with a flask of cabbage water or tae to the GAA matches for fear of having to actually pay for something. In reality this practice is shared by certain residents of all counties.

In use

That goul wouldn't give you the steam off his piss, sure he's from the tinfoil county.

Posh English

That miserly fellow wouldn't even offer you the steam off his morning urine, hailing as he does from Tipperary.

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