Ireland - any stories from growing up?

[Flowergirl14]

I am Irish, I live in the UK. Sometimes it is only an Irish person who will identify with some of your stories from growing up. I probably have lots, but need to think.
My Dad, who is sadly passed away now; used to use DAZ washing powder to wash his hair. He never went bald or grey, maybe that was the secret??!!!

 

[laughing]

My dad used to use Fairy washing up liquid to do his!

I was born here, my parents both in Ireland. I use terms and sayings that my kids use but somethings they need to explain to their pals as they don't understand what they mean

 

[Flowergirl14]

Ha ha! Funny to hear that! My parents used the word "oxster" for underarms. The "press" meant cupboard....

One of my favourite words is "gobshite".

 

[Londoncailín]

Getting a bollocking from my dad for leaving the immersion on. I still wake up in the middle of the night with ‘immersion fear‘
Also, the inevitable ‘there’s a grand stretch in the evening’ the second the clocks go forward.

 

[Doodlebug005]

Hi there! A Kerry girl here of irish/Scottish parents , did primary school in Kerry then moved to Herts and returned to Kerry to marry a gas kerryman

The sayings are brill, I love when he's talking about someone who is clueless he says...
"He may as well be lookin into a field of thistles"

 

[laughing]

The best one:

Not as green as cabbage looking

 

[Doodlebug005]

Was educated by the nuns in primary at the time they were scary but still friends with the girl I used to sit with - the nuns had their own sayings


If you were caught looking around you were a "noticebox"
If you were stupid you were a "Duffer"

 

[Blade Runner]

Fadge

 

[Flowergirl14]

I always remember growing up and Trocaire and Lent with Bishop Casey. My Mum used to say that he never cut back during Lent, look at the size of him! I think the scales of Irish people’s eyes fell away after his affair came to light in 1992. I remember I bought the book, and gave it to my Mum. I think it was the only book she read in her life. She would go up to the bedroom to read a chapter, come down and say how disgusting it was. Then she’d say - right I’m off to read the next chapter, don’t disturb me! Funny!!

 

[Keikochan]

scarlet for ya

 

[Boredinstagrammer29]

Now we’re sucking diesel
My mums Irish, still has a strong accent and family over there. She made sure we had strong Irish connection by taking us over loads as kids, would ship me off by myself to go stay with my Nan and grandad over the summer holidays. Our family ran a dairy farm and were in real rural part.
Anyway my Nan had a chocolate tin in the cupboard with all the Cadbury’s chocolate you couldn’t get here, Mint crisp, golden crisp and my mums sure lucazade can cure everything. Colds, upset tummies, broken bones

 

[Blade Runner]

I was brought up a Methodist in a market town in the north. Still here, never left.

 

[Londoncailín]

I always remember growing up and Trocaire and Lent with Bishop Casey. My Mum used to say that he never cut back during Lent, look at the size of him! I think the scales of Irish people’s eyes fell away after his affair came to light in 1992. I remember I bought the book, and gave it to my Mum. I think it was the only book she read in her life. She would go up to the bedroom to read a chapter, come down and say how disgusting it was. Then she’d say - right I’m off to read the next chapter, don’t disturb me! Funny!!

The scandal of it all!!!!!

 

[Flowergirl14]

The scandal of it all!!!!!

It was a huge scandal in Ireland at the time. It changed Ireland I think. Him and Father Michael Cleary.

 

[RumNCoke]

Cork (langer) here

 

[Doodlebug005]

I always remember growing up and Trocaire and Lent with Bishop Casey. My Mum used to say that he never cut back during Lent, look at the size of him! I think the scales of Irish people’s eyes fell away after his affair came to light in 1992. I remember I bought the book, and gave it to my Mum. I think it was the only book she read in her life. She would go up to the bedroom to read a chapter, come down and say how disgusting it was. Then she’d say - right I’m off to read the next chapter, don’t disturb me! Funny!!

That's hilarious I have a photo taken with Bishop Casey when I was very young, we come across it now and then and hubby says Eamonn was fine til he met me
In his defence a celebate life is a lonely one (the Vatican afraid the women and children would take their money) but the financial inaccuracies were dodgy- like Fr Ted - the money was "resting in his account"

 

[Londoncailín]

It was a huge scandal in Ireland at the time. It changed Ireland I think. Him and Father Michael Cleary.

I remember it well. Poor old Annie Murphy. Scarlet woman

 

[Doodlebug005]

I remember it well. Poor old Annie Murphy. Scarlet woman

She had sex and a baby with a man... outrageous

 

[Flowergirl14]

That's hilarious I have a photo taken with Bishop Casey when I was very young, we come across it now and then and hubby says Eamonn was fine til he met me
In his defence a celebate life is a lonely one (the Vatican afraid the women and children would take their money) but the financial inaccuracies were dodgy- like Fr Ted - the money was "resting in his account"

I agree with all you say. I think it is all about money and inheritance. There is a famous photo on the Internet of Bishop Casey and Fr Cleary either side of the Pope in his popemobile when he visited Ireland in 1979, two of the biggest hypocrites!

 

[Londoncailín]

She had sex and a baby with a man... outrageous

Twas all her fault. She led him to do all that tomfoolery.