We've all been there. It's St. Patrick's Day, you're wearing green, you're drinking green beer, and you're enjoying pretending to be Irish. But then you realize: You don't know any Irish Gaelic. Well, now you do. Here's a few of my favorite inappropriate phrases from the Emerald Isle.
TÃ Diabhail, which means “Devil’s House” (literally, “the house of the Devil')
Cailleach an Diabhail, which is another way to call someone “an infernal hag”
allas an diabhail, which roughly means “brat” (but literally means “a limb of Satan”)
and finally, bruithleachán, which is a person who sweats profusely
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