Cursing in Irish

mcfeeley · Post by **mcfeeley** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:35 am

Just came across this URL that generates personalized cureses in Irish. The options are limited, but it's fun stuff!

http://hermes.lincolnu.edu/~focal/scripts/mallacht.htm

NZ_Chris · Post by **NZ_Chris** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:30 am

hehe it is fun isn't it?

My fave is "Go salaí cúnna ifrinn do dhiosca crua. "

mcfeeley · Post by **mcfeeley** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 2:06 am

ChrisL wrote:hehe it is fun isn't it?

My fave is "Go salaí cúnna ifrinn do dhiosca crua. "

[translation] "May the Hounds of Hell soil your hard disk."

How about: "Go n-aora scata Fomhórach ólta thú." (May a pack of drunken Fomorians satirize you.)

or

"Go scriosa maorlathaí míthrócaireach do dhea-chlú." (May a pitiless bureaucrat destroy your good reputation.)

Cyfiawnder · Post by **Cyfiawnder** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:11 am

English: May an infectious disease soil your manly part.

Irish: Go salaí galar tógálach do bhall fearga.

Slainte <--\
Cyfiawnder <--/ look two types of Gaelic!!

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:59 am

Go bpléasca na gráinneoga cealgrúnacha do chuid calóga arbhair.

May the malevolent hedgehogs blow up your cornflakes.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:30 am

Now this is interesting and fun!

Irish: Go n-ithe an Cat Mara do thóin bheagmhaitheasach.

English: May the Sea Cat eat your worthless butt.

Phonetic: guh NYIH-huh uhn KAHT MAH-ruh duh HOH-ihn VYUG-wah-huh-suhkh.

I did a several versions on Monica Lewdinsky but can't print them here.

MarkB

vomitbunny · Post by **vomitbunny** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:53 am

Aw they left too many words out. I find my cursing extremely limited and weak in Irish.

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:13 am

I would like to learn some good curses to call on in times of need. American ones are very brusque and not really imaginative. They have a book of curses in Ireland called...um...I forget. The sister book is '500 Beannacht' which is 500 blessings. But the book didn't include anything on pronunciation. This is really a topic that need to be taught by a native.

vomitbunny · Post by **vomitbunny** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:20 am

I mean, they didn't even include the F word, a word now considered wholesome, patriotic, and part of the vice president's unrepentant vocabulary. Chiff and F***ing Fipple F***ing salutes you, Vice F**ing President Dick F***ing Cheney! USA! USA! Er...I mean US F***ing A!
US F***ing A!
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/ ... index.html

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:28 am

American ones are very brusque and not really imaginative.

See what I mean? :roll: