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The word 'Pirtie'

weiss · 2009-09-19 22:59:13

hey i heard someone use the word "pirtie" :) (not sure if spelled correctly) As a reference to potatoe and was looking online for explanation, it seems that it either originates from donegal or scotland.. anyone know anything about this word? like how it came to be.. one theory was that it meant "poor day" although i don't…

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#32 20-09-2009 6:35pm
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I recall sitting in the old cinema in Letterkenny watching Basic Instinct, when a friend of mine thought it would be a good idea to give Sharon Stone a bit of encouragement by shouting out loud -

"Gon sir, gay 'er the pirdys!"

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#33 20-09-2009 9:17pm
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irlpic wrote: »

I recall sitting in the old cinema in Letterkenny watching Basic Instinct, when a friend of mine thought it would be a good idea to give Sharon Stone a bit of encouragement by shouting out loud -

"Gon sir, gay 'er the pirdys!"

LMAO :D

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#34 20-09-2009 9:26pm
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irlpic wrote: »

I recall sitting in the old cinema in Letterkenny watching Basic Instinct, when a friend of mine thought it would be a good idea to give Sharon Stone a bit of encouragement by shouting out loud -

"Gon sir, gay 'er the pirdys!"

pure ulster scots

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#35 20-09-2009 10:09pm
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ladymarmalade wrote: »

LMAO :D

+1

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#36 20-09-2009 10:54pm
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bigaid1 wrote: »

pure ulster scots

Or as I like to call it - dialect.

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#37 20-09-2009 11:12pm
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So it's brucheen I had today with my chicken! Sounds very fancy, compared to just "spuds n' onion mash"!

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#38 20-09-2009 11:35pm
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You'll know times are hard when your eating the 'The big wan way the wee wan' as my granny liked to call it.
The big spud with the wee spud and dam all else!

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#39 20-09-2009 11:46pm
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Purdies and butter.

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#40 20-09-2009 11:47pm
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smashey wrote: »

Purdies and butter.

Real butter it has to be btw.And a wee touch of salt,hard te beat!:pac:

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#41 21-09-2009 12:03am
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Local-womanizer wrote: »

Real butter it has to be btw.And a wee touch of salt,hard te beat!:pac:

Ah but who's taking the horse to France

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#42 21-09-2009 7:27am
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irlpic wrote: »

"Gon sir, gay 'er the pirdys!"

Go on sir, give her the potatos

Guan, <SNIP>

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#43 21-09-2009 9:04am
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me_right_one wrote: »

Go on sir, give her the potatos

Guan, <SNIP>

Really? Oh. I thought he was buying her a bag of chips. Gosh

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#44 21-09-2009 9:26am
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irish1967 wrote: »

Really? Oh. I thought he was buying her a bag of chips. Gosh

Ah, ya see? Confusement already. Ulster scots must really be a different language so!

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#45 21-09-2009 9:42am
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(note to self): do not use the above phrase in abrakebabrah next time

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#46 21-09-2009 7:35pm
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me_right_one wrote: »

Go on sir, give her the potatos

Guan, <SNIP>

Really don't see any connection there!

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#47 21-09-2009 11:15pm
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TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

From wiki -
Boxty (bacstaí or arán boct tí in Irish) is a traditional Irish potato pancake. The dish is mostly associated with the north midlands, north Connacht and southern Ulster, in particular the counties of Mayo, Sligo, Donegal (where it is know locally as Poundy or Poundies),

Boxty, a favourite in Leitrim, see this tread in the Leitrim forum: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055572632

Never seen boxty or whatever else it called for sale in any of the shops in Donegal, most shops sell it in Leitrim though.

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#48 22-09-2009 12:18am
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Used to see Boxtie every Thursday night in the Astoria Wharf in Bundoran. :-)

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#49 22-09-2009 12:26am
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Right, I asked my dear old mum what the craic is with poundies.

Her explaination is that they were basically mashed potatos, except they didn't have mashing devices, they had instead pounding devices.

This was something like a mallet, but with the head turned in line with the stick bit??

That's possibly the worst description of anything ever.

Basically the potatos were pounded into submission rather than being mashed.

I sometimes get annoyed when people make fun of the Irish and the potato, but lets call a spade a spade, I frickin love my spuds.

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#50 22-09-2009 12:42am
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TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

but lets call a spade a spade, I frickin dig my spuds.

FYP

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#51 22-09-2009 9:21am
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Yes Sirs/Madames,
Purty emanates from Gaelic-prataí(potatoes). Nothing to do with Donegal specifically-see The Purty Loft pub in Dún Laoghaire. The Brits adopted some of our words and they were used in conversation with the result the Irish themselves also adopted them in everyday language when conversing in English... for example the word "smashing" used by the Anglo-Irish in Ireland and England comes from Gaelic-is maith é sin.
English (being a bastard/mulatto language) robs words from other idiomata.
Here endeth the torture!

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#52 22-09-2009 9:35am
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babaloushka wrote: »

Really don't see any connection there!

Which bit, the "Gay on sir, gay er the purdies => Go on sir, give her the potatos"

Or

"Go on sir, give her the potatos => Go on, <SNIP>"

????

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#53 22-09-2009 10:02am
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me_right_one wrote: »

Which bit, the "Gay on sir, gay er the purdies => Go on sir, give her the potatos"

Or

"Go on sir, give her the potatos => Go on, <SNIP>"

????

I dont think we need to pursue this particular point any further. I am aware of younger people who visit this forum and its something I would not want my kids to see.

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#54 22-09-2009 10:34am
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dub in donegal wrote: »

Yes Sirs/Madames,
Purty emanates from Gaelic-prataí(potatoes). Nothing to do with Donegal specifically-see The Purty Loft pub in Dún Laoghaire. The Brits adopted some of our words and they were used in conversation with the result the Irish themselves also adopted them in everyday language when conversing in English... for example the word "smashing" used by the Anglo-Irish in Ireland and England comes from Gaelic-is maith é sin.
English (being a bastard/mulatto language) robs words from other idiomata.
Here endeth the torture!

:rolleyes:

For such a terrible language, you seem to be pretty fluent in it.

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#55 22-09-2009 11:42am
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Technique wrote: »

:rolleyes:

For such a terrible language, you seem to be pretty fluent in it.

Ah now now! I never said it was terrible; it's just not a pure language such as Latin or Yiddish. Bastard was meant in the impure sense, and not in the biological one. I wouldn't want to alienate half the European population

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#56 22-09-2009 9:53pm
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Cul a cnoic wrote: »

Boxty, a favourite in Leitrim, see this tread in the Leitrim forum: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055572632

Never seen boxty or whatever else it called for sale in any of the shops in Donegal, most shops sell it in Leitrim though.

I hate boxty,its huge in Leitrim,not a fan of it atall.

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#57 20-11-2009 7:35pm
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Local-womanizer wrote: »

I hate boxty,its huge in Leitrim,not a fan of it atall.

im not a fan of leitrim either!;)

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#58 20-11-2009 7:58pm
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irish1967 wrote: »

Used to see Boxtie every Thursday night in the Astoria Wharf in Bundoran. :-)

If my memory serves me right, i recall seeing them play at a 21st birthday party in the Fir Trees Hotel many moons ago.;)

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#59 20-11-2009 11:22pm
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Lol.... Good memory. I went to see them play on my 41st as well. I had forgotten you were at my 21st. You were one of the kids running round on the floor.

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