Athlone Castle & The Luan Gallery

Irish Slang Words A-Z

Acting the maggot- Fooling around Banjaxed- Broken Bang on- Accurate Boyo- Male/juvenile Black stuff- Guinness Bad dose- Severe illness Brutal- Awful Bucketing down- Raining heavy Bunk off- Skip school/work Chancer- Takes a risk Chiseller – Child Codding ya- Joking Crack on- Get going, continue Culchie- Person from the countryside/rural

Clara Navajo- Student diary

My name is Clara I am fifteen years old and I am staying in Ireland, I am living in Tullamore, in County Offaly. It is near Athlone. I arrived in Ireland on 30th August. At the beginning I was a little confused and homesick. My host family really helped me

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