In honor of St. Patrick

[Kerrytravelers]

Curse words in Gaelic! What better way to celebrate the feast day?

Hey, I'm an Irish Catholic! :evilgrin:




*WARNING* There are some really graphic curses below! Don't read if you're offended by really harsh laguage.








Bualadh craicinn
Fucking (lit. skin-hitting)

Streachailt leathair
Fucking (lit. leather stretching)

Cíoch
Tit

Póg mo thóin
Kiss my ass

Focal leat
Fuck off (lit. word with you)

Dún do bheal
Shut your mouth

Imigh sa diabhal
Go to the devil

Cailleach
Old hag, witch

Is dócha nach bhfuil seans ar bith ann?
I suppose a ride is out of the question?

Go dtachta an diabhal thú
May the devil choke you

Múchadh is bá ort
Smothering and drowning on you

Loscadh is dó ort
Scorching and burning on you

Damnú ort
Damnation on you

Do chorp don diabhal
Your body to the devil

D'anam don diabhal
Your soul to the devil

Go mbeire an diabhal leis thú
May the devil take you with him

Téigh i dtigh diabhail
Go in the devil's house

Marbhfháisc ort
A shroud on you

Go hifreann leat
To hell with you

Feisigh do thoin fein
Fuck your own ass

Striapach
Whore

Bitseach
Bitch

Feis ort
Fuck off

Focáil leat
Fuck off

Cac
Shit

Cac capaill
Horse shit

Cac ar oineach
Scumbag, scoundrel (lit. shit on honor)

Mórán cainte ar bheagán cúise
Gossip (lit. Much talk on little cause)

Imeacht gan teacht ort
May you leave without returning

Titim gan éirí ort
May you fall without rising

Plá ar do theach
A plague on your house

Go n-ithe na péisteoga thú
May the worms eat you

Téigh trasna ort féin
Go fuck yourself

Damnú ort
Goddamn you

Díul mó bhad
Suck my dick

Tá tú glan as do mheabhair
You're crazy

Go hIfreann leat!
To hell with you!

Diúl mo bhod
Suck my dick

Bí i do thost
Shut up!

Bog!
Fuck off! (lit. move)

Is cuma liom sa diabhal
I don't give a damn

Bod
Dick

Ní mórán thú!
You're worthless!

Báltaí
Pussy

Bastún
Bastard

Tuilli
Bastard

Ag fein truaillaithe
Wanking (lit. self polluting)

Ciach ort
Damn you

Bí ' do thost
Shut up

Go stróice an diabhal thú
May the Devil tear you

Go n-ithe an cat thú, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat

Go lagaí galar tógálach do chroí
May an infectious disease weaken your heart

Go mbeadh cosa gloine fút agus go mbrise an ghloine
May you have glass legs and may the glass break

[Maeve]

1. Gotta comment on my favorite curse there...

Go n-ithe an cat thú, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat

This one is somewhat subtle for Americans...it really means "May you die alone and friendless, so much so that no one comes to bury you (or notice that you are dead) or even to take care of your starving cat", a terrible curse for a people as communal as the Irish traditionally have been! As well as being a rather nasty image...

Notice that for the most part, Irish doesn't have "bad" words; they just import English terms for that! :toast:

[CBHagman]

2. Points for creativity.

I remember my Irish neighbor from County Tipperary knew some very vivid curses, and not always in Gaelic. The business of dying an ignominious death appears to be a universal theme of curses, regardless of culture.