‘Lob the gob’is one of many Irish phrases that’sused to describe kissing someone. For example,‘He’s in trouble today – wasn’t he seen lobbing the gob on some wan last night’. 8. Feck Made famous by theFather Tedseries on TV,‘Feck’is arguably one of the most famous Irish...
When you think about the useless gadgets you have in your kitchen, what comes to mind: Garlic Peeler, Corn Cob Butter Spreader, Egg Cooker, Onion Chopper, Electric Cheese Grater, Pineapple Slicer? In our Irish home, it’s the Pizza Stone. We’ve had one lurking in our cupboards for at ...
Ireland has a long history of baking and an equally long tradition of passing these skills on to the next generation. From mother to daughter, father to son, in-law to outlaw, tried, tested and dearly loved recipes have been passed down so that food memories can live as long as possible...
Peelers I instructed Mam to look up the number for the Kilmacud peelers –“I instructed Mum to look up the number for the Kilmacud coppers”Peg She was seen pegging lumps of coal at the curate –“She was seen chucking lumps of coal at the curate”...