Legend

n.

Heard in Sligo, Dublin and Laois

A person of great qualities, making them worth remembering.

Aw lawds dat fellah from the hil, Such a fuckin legend!

Posh English

Good heavens, that gentleman from the hill is an absolute icon.

Same phrase, other counties

• Dublin
• Laois

Related terms

• Ya legend!An exclamation of high praise for someone who has done a great turn.
• Yer not worth de slapYou are not worth expending any effort or time upon.
• Making as much noise as 10 pigs stuck in a gateTo describe someone that is making a lot of noise.
• Great ladA male who by his misdeeds is in fact not great at all.
• FanlegendA portmanteu of fantastic and legend to describe something that is great.
• MakingThe process of natural drying that turns grass into hay.