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What is 'acting the maggot'?
 
An Irish term for fooling and messing around
 
Acting like an insect
What is to 'make a bags' of something?
 
An Irish phrase meaning to make a mess of doing something
 
An Irish phrase meaning to make a lot of money
What does 'bang on' mean?
 
Absolutely right
 
Completely wrong
If someone said 'come on, you boyo', who are they talking about?
 
A young male
 
The lead singer of U2
What does bucketing down mean?
 
It's raining a lot
 
The prices of buckets have gone down in price
Who is a Ciotóg?
 
Someone left handed
 
Someone right handed
What is 'Craic'?
 
Fun, gossip, goings-on
 
A thin line or space in the surface of something
What is to be a 'gas'?
 
Funny or amusing
 
Scary and dangerous
What is to be 'grand'?
 
A positive response when asked how you are
 
to have 1000 euros
What is a 'rugger bugger'?
 
Someone posh, loud and loves rugby
 
Someone who loves bugs
What does it mean if something is banjaxed?
 
It is broken
 
It is old
What does it mean to 'leg it'?
 
Go somewhere very fast
 
Go somewhere showing your legs
What does 'donkeys years' mean?
 
A long time
 
How old a donkey is
What is 'savage'
 
Something very good
 
Something very bad
If something or someone is described as 'wee' how are they?
 
Small
 
Big
If you tell someone to 'wind their neck in', what do you want them to do?
 
Be quiet
 
Keep talking
If you go to the 'jacks', where are you going?
 
The toilet
 
The pub
If someone calls you a spanner what do they think of your intelligence?
 
You are not very clever
 
You are very clever