the craic here is deadly

just a glossary of fun irish terms (and some pictures following)

craic - irish for "fun" (pronounced "crack")
as in: "what's the craic?" or "wednesday nights in galway are really good craic."

biscuit - cookie

deadly, brilliant, savage - AWESOME
as in: "your 21st birthday is this weekend? that's deadly!" or "the food at that bar is meant to be brilliant!" or "last weekend was SAVAGE!"

dear - expensive
as in: "cocktails at the bars are so dear."

trolley - shopping cart

car park - parking lot

chips - fries

crisps - potato chips

wellies - rain boots

mobile - cell phone

top up - add euros to your cell phone (typically in 20 euro increments)
as in: "if i want to be able to call dan this weekend, i'd better top up!"

'the form' - way of asking how are you?
as in: "how's the form?" (the first time someone asked me this, i had to have him repeat it 3 times until he finally got the hint and told me what it meant)



the very unimpressive but very famous spanish arch.


the claddagh at dusk


boat at the claddagh