Ireland - any stories from growing up?

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Is anyone here from Easkey? This thread is making me laugh so much, stuff that I didn’t realise was Irish but my nana used to say do. I’m English but we used to go Easkey every summer in the late 80s/early 90s. I’d love to go back, I wonder if it’s changed much.

Uncle Barny and Auntie Bridget who could kill with a stare at 50 paces 😂
 
Doc said:
Is anyone here from Easkey? This thread is making me laugh so much, stuff that I didn’t realise was Irish but my nana used to say do. I’m English but we used to go Easkey every summer in the late 80s/early 90s. I’d love to go back, I wonder if it’s changed much.

Uncle Barny and Auntie Bridget who could kill with a stare at 50 paces 😂
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I’m from Ballina so I’m about 20 mins away! Easkey is fab!! Still a nice smalll little village you should deffo go back during summer, down by the pier is gorgeous for sunsets! I always go down there to clear my head it’s so relaxing and tranquil!
 
My paternal grandfather is from Donegal in spent all my summers there from 6-16 loved it he had a caravan why he was building a house on his land, all my cousins auntys and uncles used to call it the mobile.
My grandma was Scottish so they made quite the pair I still come out with so many words that were normal to me but have to be explained, every year when he got a jumper or cardigan for Christmas it would be his good Christmas Ganzee I’m probably spelling that wrong but that’s how he says it.
He still has the thickest accent now in his 80s and he’s lived in England for 50 odd years half of the time, the summer holidays were the best my cousins would take me ceilidh dancing and we would go out on the rocks getting Dulse or seaweed as we would call it.
hopefully get to take my daughter one day.
 
daydreamer1994 said:
I’m from Ballina so I’m about 20 mins away! Easkey is fab!! Still a nice smalll little village you should deffo go back during summer, down by the pier is gorgeous for sunsets! I always go down there to clear my head it’s so relaxing and tranquil!
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My dad is from kiltimack in Co Mayo, his mother was Walsh.. I might be a cousin of Louis Walsh!!!
 
It is very interesting to read such stories. My stories from my childhood are usually glossed over, simply because there was nothing interesting there. I don't even have a picture left. It's interesting to read other people's stories.
 
RenataL said:
It is very interesting to read such stories. My stories from my childhood are usually glossed over, simply because there was nothing interesting there. I don't even have a picture left. It's interesting to read other people's stories.
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I understand that growing up in rural Ireland!
 
CLittleworld said:
My paternal grandfather is from Donegal in spent all my summers there from 6-16 loved it he had a caravan why he was building a house on his land, all my cousins auntys and uncles used to call it the mobile.
My grandma was Scottish so they made quite the pair I still come out with so many words that were normal to me but have to be explained, every year when he got a jumper or cardigan for Christmas it would be his good Christmas Ganzee I’m probably spelling that wrong but that’s how he says it.
He still has the thickest accent now in his 80s and he’s lived in England for 50 odd years half of the time, the summer holidays were the best my cousins would take me ceilidh dancing and we would go out on the rocks getting Dulse or seaweed as we would call it.
hopefully get to take my daughter one day.
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I'm Irish. My grandad always said ganzee too...geansaí is the Irish for jumper and I still prefer to use that word over jumper!
 
Im first gen born here, I've got Irish parents. I identify as Irish and am just sorting an Irish passport. I love this thread, made me laugh, all the phrases and sayings......just like being at home. My dad is from Cavan and male children are called gosson. My mom, a Kilkenny girl (up the Cats!!) always says yer not as green as cabbage looking...... stuff I say to my child now.

Thanks for the laughs xxx
 
Bob's Aunt said:
Im first gen born here, I've got Irish parents. I identify as Irish and am just sorting an Irish passport. I love this thread, made me laugh, all the phrases and sayings......just like being at home. My dad is from Cavan and male children are called gosson. My mom, a Kilkenny girl (up the Cats!!) always says yer not as green as cabbage looking...... stuff I say to my child now.

Thanks for the laughs xxx
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Yes! And a girl is called a gahalaa.
 
I saw this on the Royal Family thread today!
 

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