Hames

v.

Heard in Galway, Mayo and Wexford

To ruin or make a mess of something.

He made a hames of it.

Posh English

He made a comprehensive horse-collar of the entire enterprise.

Same phrase, other counties

• Mayo
• Wexford

Related terms

• Make a hames of itTo make a complete mess of a task or undertaking.
• BotchTo make a complete mess of something or ruin it through incompetence.
• NantieTo mess something up or ruin it.
• ShankTo mess up or ruin something.