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The worst Irish insults and racial slurs - from Cat-lick to Mackerel Snapper More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Rachelle Brehm | permalink
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Unfortunately, racial slurs against the Irish are still regularly used.
Tags: IrishCentral, good craic, Irish lifestyle

For further reading: http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/a-guide-to-irish-racial-slurs-from-cat-lick-to-mackerel-snapper-the-worst-irish-insults-164707146-237776671.html ^[1]

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The ten best ways to insult an Irish person (PHOTOS) More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Bastiaan Poortenaar | permalink
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"Hurling's just an amateur form of hockey, right?" and other things all Irish are tired of hearing.
Tags: IrishCentral, Irish entertainment, Irish celebrities

For further reading: http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/the-ten-best-ways-to-insult-an-irish-person-photos-219934981-237770771.html ^[2]

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Column: Irish dialect may technically be English, but it takes practice More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Jubei | permalink
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It doesn’t take a few pints of Guinness for the Irish to be utterly incomprehensible. I hear conversations on the street that I know are ...
For further reading: http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/3/8/irish-dialect-may-technically-be-english-it-takes-/ ^[3]

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'People who can’t grow potatoes': Former Howard staffer unleashes Irish insults More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Nicollette Ramirez | permalink
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The former chief of staff to Prime Minister John Howard dismissed the Irish as “people who can’t grow potatoes” during a discussion on same-sex marriage on Sky News on Monday. [youtube video="fuwlpQUyKTg"] Speaking on the bill put forward by the Labor Party, Mr Morris cited Ireland’s referendum as the trigger. “I love the Irish - the parliament is full of Irishmen - but these are people who can’t grow potatoes, who have a mutant lawn weed as their national symbol and they can’t verbalise the difference between tree and the number three,” he said.
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For further reading: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/06/03/people-who-cant-grow-potatoes-former-howard-staffer-unleashes-irish-insults ^[4]

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Archaeologist insults Irish detectorists. Rightly? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Riccardo FREIHA | permalink
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An Irish archaeologist has just responded angrily on an Irish “detecting forum” to someone posting details of a protected site: “For those of you who are unaware, metal detecting is an illegal prac...

For further reading: https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2015/08/01/archaeologist-insults-irish-detectorists-rightly/ ^[5]

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Why Do the Irish Swear So Much? (And Why You Shouldn't be Too Quick to Take Offense.) | A Trip to Ireland More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Gisu 00e 8le D | permalink
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Your personal guided-tour through the best of Ireland, Irish culture, and history.
Tags: why are the irish so rude,swearing,bad language,ireland,crude irish,irish travel
For further reading: http://atriptoireland.com/2013/09/06/why-do-the-irish-swear-so-much/ ^[6]

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1. http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/a-guide-to-irish-racial-slurs-from-cat-lick-to-mackerel-snapper-the-worst-irish-insults-164707146-237776671.html

2. http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/the-ten-best-ways-to-insult-an-irish-person-photos-219934981-237770771.html

3. http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/3/8/irish-dialect-may-technically-be-english-it-takes-/

4. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/06/03/people-who-cant-grow-potatoes-former-howard-staffer-unleashes-irish-insults

5. https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2015/08/01/archaeologist-insults-irish-detectorists-rightly/

6. http://atriptoireland.com/2013/09/06/why-do-the-irish-swear-so-much/