Messages

n.

Heard in Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Galway and Kildare

Groceries or items of shopping, usually food.

I'm headin to the shop for a few messages.

Posh English

I am proceeding to the grocer for a modest assortment of provisions.

Same phrase, other counties

• Tipperary
• Waterford
• Galway
• Kildare

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