Wee Differences



If you can read the road signs in Gaelic, you're doing much better than me.  I only learned two phrases:

Dia Thuit.  Pronounced: Gia Gwich.  Translation:  Hello

Ta Me Go Maith.  Pronounced Tommy Go Ma.  Means: I am good.

Oh, that's what that means!:

Crash Repair                                                         Body Shop
Toasties                                                                  Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Hoovering                                                              Vacuuming
Brilliant                                                                   Awesome/Amazing
Lovely                                                                      see above
Smoked Streaky Rasher                                        Bacon
Take Away Grinds                                                  Coffee beans to go
Sale Agreed                                                              Sold/Real Estate
Less Abled Bathrooms                                           Handicap accessible
I'll just get you organized                                      Take your order & deliver
Done & Dusted                                                        Finished/taken care of
Sorted                                                                        Figured out
Your makeup doesn't run                                       It moves about

More fun stuff:

There are no house numbers in Ennistymon.  ..."the postman knows where we live"...

Favorite Tour Bus Name                                        The Paddy Wagon

How to read an Irish license plate:


This car was purchased in 2017, the first half of the year.  It was purchased in Waterford.  2301 cars like this were purchased that year.  The plate stays with the car.
Cool, huh?




                                                               

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