Kildare phrases for beginners
For newcomers and visitors alike

I seen dah - I saw that
I done dah - I did that
Deh biys - The men
Did ya back any winners today? - traditional greeting
Axe or axed - to ask or asked
Cousint - as in 'me cousint' - ‘my cousin’ in parts of west Kildare
Dunkey - donkey
Herse - horse
Redisent - resident
Dey have a lad goh for dah - a man has been arrested on suspicion of participation in an alleged particular offence
Plank a bagger - to lay wooden planks in front of a bagger, a Bord na Mona machine, and thus prevent it from sinking.
Sprag a left - turn left
Tick - stubborn
Feerse tick - very stubborn
Ay-zee riz - inclined towards bad temper
White settler - a blow-in from another part of Ireland
Shockin' nice lad - a good man
Dem biys is - those men are
Sound - the seal of approval
Class - an older form of sound
Shelbyville - Naas, according to Newbridge folk who watch too much of the Simpsons
Mixed marriage – me Ma was Moorefield, me Da was Sarsfields
Dat chap dere - a man whose name I can't recall
My woman - my wife/partner
Colin Biyce - a solicitor
Jarred - drunk
Deh biys is jarred - the men are drunk
Steamin' - drunk
Steamed ouh-hov-eh - sleep brought on by excessive alcohol consumption
Out foreign - somewhere other than Ireland
Childer - children
Be-deh-hokey - expression of surprise
Deh paypur - Leinster Leader
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