Christine and Instagram's @teacherblo, AKA Bláithín, share their favourite Irish phrases, alongside some submissions from their followers, in a lively Irish-accented discussion. From insults to the most polite of sayings, listen in to get acquainted with some of the things you might hear during an Irish conversation.

CHRISTINE & BLAITHIN REVEAL:

• The craic at an Irish seisiún is the best in the world!
• The connection between an eejit and a ham child.
• “Deadly!” is not necessarily a warning of danger.
• “Giving out stink” does not denote bad hygiene.
• What it means when the Irish say, "I don't be doing something."

BEST MOMENTS

“There’s something that is universal in Ireland...where the seisiún (session) is having drinks, talking *****, singing, maybe a little bit of dancing and your 'sessioner' would be the person who is good at partying.” -Blaithin

“When you know someone you know how far you can push. You can slag them off or say

things about them that won’t actually hurt them, it just creates a bit of craic.” -Christine

“There’s things that I didn’t even realise were Irish-English until I left the country.” -Blaithin

“A "yoke" is a special word in Ireland - originally the thing used to stuff the thatch into thatched houses years ago, it's now taken on a whole new meaning!” -Christine

“It’s only when you have these interactions with people that aren’t Irish that you realise that it doesn’t actually make a lot of sense, the way we interact with each other, but we

understand.” -Blaithin

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