27 Irish words you probably didn't learn in school

What's a 'haischlib'? And should you know what a 'féinphic' is?
27 Irish words you probably didn't learn in school

More importantly, why is everyone asking if you were 'adharcach' on Valentine's Day?

Since we started following 'The Irish For...' on Twitter, our eyes have been opened to some of the many modern, unusual, or downright dirty words in the Irish language that we never knew existed.

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