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Irish curses

Somebody sent me a link to this....I don't know if they're legit or not but thought some of you might find it amusing.

Here is our pick of Irish curses Please note - these are here simply for fun and we don't intend these to be used in malice. Thank you. As you can see, we've included the Irish version of each curse and phonetic so that you can learn to say them (if you really want to!).

English: May the War Goddess blow up your underwear.
Irish: Go bpl

# Posted on August 3rd 2003 by cuchulain54

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The War Goddess wouldn't be Maggie Thatcher, would it?
Trevor

# Posted on August 3rd 2003 by Trevor Jennings

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Here's a couple I found from a website. I don't know if their legit either. They didn't have the phonetics listed.

Imeacht gan teacht ort.
May you leave without returning.

Titim gan

# Posted on August 3rd 2003 by deblittle

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My favourite is "Go n-

# Posted on August 4th 2003 by Conán McDonnell

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Yeow!

# Posted on August 4th 2003 by Zina Lee

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You can't beat "buinneach m

# Posted on August 5th 2003 by oraghalm

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Don't know if it's authentic, but it's deliciously spiteful:

Go gcreime c

# Posted on August 5th 2003 by Hanley

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Hi, everybody -- I've been around here before but I haven't posted in ages. So, hi again!

I'm just curious -- is cursing "an Irish thing" or something?

xo,
Elizabeth

# Posted on August 6th 2003 by E. Bess

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Elizabeth: as far as I know not more than blessing ... the special irish thing is the bloomy rich poetry in the words .... and I expected, irish curses are as bloomy as irish blessings. but the given examples are somehow a bit poor in that way.

# Posted on August 6th 2003 by crannog

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Just found an Irish curse-o-matic at:
http://hermes.lincolnu.edu/~focal/scripts/mallacht.htm

# Posted on August 6th 2003 by kuec

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I don't believe the English translations are dialectically accurate....

May an alien break your cat???

I don't really see this as a 15th Century curse.......

English: "May the Cat in the Hat, call you fat, ..... so take that!

Irish: Go mbrise neach neamhshaolta do chat phat, loch de prat and guh rach ne thu i-ithe!

Phonetic: guh MRIH-shuh NYAKH NYAV-hee-uhl-tuh duh KHAHT, lak da magic dragon.

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# Posted on August 7th 2003 by irish ruff