Calamity Water
William Allingham writing in his diary made some prescient observations about 'calamity water': 'what a country is Ireland; her chief manufacture is calamity water, a name too of her own devisal'.
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Cait ni Dhuibhuir
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Cailleach
Speaker: Sean McMahon RIP The old hag of Beara, believed to be the harbinger of Winter. This is where we leave things on this audio archive of the seasons, but let's not forget, if Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? Thanks for listening.  © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of the Celtic Calendar (https://www.racontour.com/celtic-calendar/) audio archive from Racontou...
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Caffler
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Cabog
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'Said the king to the colonel'
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Belfast 'juug'
Sean McMahon tells us a bit about the wee Belfast jug in his own inimitable style!
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Canny
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Clack
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Dose
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All the bars
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Bluttered
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Bogging
This is a great slang word derived from the peat bogs of Ireland. It perfectly captures the state you can get your clothes into with ease - Mary and Sean nail the noisome nature of the term in their hilarious podcast.
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O'Neill's war cry
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Dig with the left foot
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Dreary steeples
From the House of Commons, February 16, 1922, Winston Churchill stated: -"The whole map of Europe has been changed ... but as the deluge subsides and the waters fall short we see the dreary steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone emerging once again."
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Drown the shamrock
Speaker: Mary Murphy Mary tells us a bit more about a phrase that is synonymous with celebrating St Patrick's feast day in the 17th March. Slainté! © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of the Celtic Calendar (https://www.racontour.com/celtic-calendar/) audio archive from Racontour Productions. Feel free to share if enjoyed, but with a credit or a social media tag to Raconto...
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Dulse and yellow man
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Mealie Chreesie
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Wain
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Freckles
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Gob
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Hate
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Heff
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Herpal
10s Jul 19, 2014
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Hi!
Sean McMahon gives us his hilarious take on how the 'hi' is used in Northern Ireland more as dictation than as vernacular!
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International dateline
19s Jul 19, 2014
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Irish joke
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James the Shit PG
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Keep Dick
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Maggie Mor
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Meaness
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Maring
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Mind the Dresser!
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Minging
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Muintuir
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Mutton Dummies
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My Aunt Jane
My Aunt Jane she brought me in, she gave tea out of her wee tinHalf a bap, a wee snow top, three black lumps out of her wee shopHalf a bap, a wee snow top, three black lumps out of her wee shop My Aunt has a bell on the door, a white stone step and a clean swept floorCandy apples and hard green pears, conversation lozengesCandy apples and hard green pears, conversation lozenges My Aunt Jane s...
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Niall of the Nine Sausages
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Nua
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Pahil
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Pech
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Quare gunk
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Red
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Scunder
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Skelly
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Take a hand
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Twig
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Typhoid Mary
Speaker: Mary Murphy and Sean McMahon Mary Mallon from just outside Cookstown in County Tyrone became infamous in America where she was known as Typhoid Mary. She was correctly identified as the carrier of the organism causing typhoid fever where she spread the disease in her work as a cook. She refused to wash her hands before cooking or to acknowledge her role as a spreader with some 51 peop...
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Winning the turf
Speakers: Mary Murphy/Patsy McNulty An Ulster idiom for completing the tricky task of saving the turf or indeed the hay. Mary introduces the piece and Patsy gives an eye witness account of the long summer struggle to win that precious turf! Photo by John Ward: Turf stacks under Carnaween © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of both the Bluestack Way (https://www.racontour.c...
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