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Thread #150078   Message #3496162
Posted By: Gurney
28-Mar-13 - 08:51 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Irish figure of speech
Subject: RE: Folklore: Irish figure of speech
And the 'leave the eyes in' one was in a Benny Hill song in the 60s, I think.
The Irishism I like best is to describe a drunk as 'With drink taken,' and I once thanked yer man by hoping 'May you die in Ireland.'