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Craic<\/strong>
\nPronounced crack, it refers to fun, good times, abandonment, often involving alcohol or music. Also, scandal, gossip, “action”<\/p>\n

Wan<\/strong>
\nA person, particularly a woman<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A far cry from the thatched roofs of yore.<\/p>\n

Credit: Ronan Fox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Liverpool away strip<\/strong>
\nThe jersey for the Liverpool football club that the team wears when playing games away from home<\/p>\n

Crisps<\/strong>
\nCold potato chips<\/p>\n

Chip shop<\/strong>
\nFast-food restaurant, often fish and chips<\/p>\n

Takeaway<\/strong>
\nTake-out food<\/p>\n

LOADED<\/strong>
\nMen’s magazine in the U.K. and Ireland, similar to MAXIM in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Cop-off<\/strong>
\nHave sexual relations<\/p>\n

Eason & Son<\/strong>
\nIrish book store<\/p>\n

Necking<\/strong>
\nDrinking or imbibing alcohol or drugs<\/p>\n

Loo<\/strong>
\nBathroom<\/p>\n

Lippy<\/strong>
\nLipstick<\/p>\n

Off-license<\/strong>
\nPlace to buy take-away beer, wine or liquor<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sacred Heart choir member Margaret Murphy says goodbye to the organ gallery and shudders at the thought that the recently sold church could end up as a night club.<\/p>\n

Credit: Ronan Fox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Brendan Behan<\/strong>
\nIrish playwright, novelist, short story writer and poet. Behan, who once described himself as a “drinker with a writing problem,” was notorious for his heavy drinking and public appearances.<\/p>\n

Sunk<\/strong>
\nDrank<\/p>\n

RTE<\/strong>
\nRadio Telef\u00eds \u00c9ireann, Irish public television station and radio<\/p>\n

Chips<\/strong>
\nFrench fries<\/p>\n

Punter<\/strong>
\nOne who bets, usually on race horses<\/p>\n

O2<\/strong>
\nMobile service provider in the British Isles<\/p>\n

Brown Thomas<\/strong>
\nIrish department store carrying high-end products<\/p>\n

Trocaire<\/strong>
\nForeign development agency of the Irish Catholic Church<\/p>\n

Hollier<\/strong>
\nHoliday<\/p>\n

Merc<\/strong>
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

Anadin<\/strong>
\nAn over-the-counter pain reliever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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