Index to English as we speak it in Ireland.

What’s in a word?

This is P. W. Joyce’s “English As We Speak It In Ireland.” (1910). It’s great for dipping into. The Irish spellings are phonetic even when they seem not to be (you’ll understand when you start reading!). KF July 29, 02.

Preface/Sources of Anglo-Irish Dialect (p.1)

Affirming, Assenting, and Saluting. (p.9)

Asserting by Negative or Positive (p.16)

Idioms Derived from the Irish Language (p.23)

The Devil and his ‘Territory’ (p.56)

Swearing (p.66)

Grammar and Pronunciation (p.74)

Proverbs (p.105)

Exaggeration and Redundancy (p.120)

Comparisons (p.136)

The Memory of History and of Old Customs (p.143)

A Variety of Phrases (p.185)