Farm Sayings

Aravo

[QUOTE
A gollóg - a Y shaped piece of wood usually a
forked limb cut for some purpose. [/QUOTE]

We some times use a y shaped piece of forked limb to strain barb wire here. Main piece ( bottom of the Y) has a cut in it that takes the barb wire the other pieces (top of the Y) are held by each hand and by twisting same you strain the wire. It's always brought on every fencing job.

foxy farmer

Aravo wrote: »

[QUOTE
A gollóg - a Y shaped piece of wood usually a
forked limb cut for some purpose.

We some times use a y shaped piece of forked limb to strain barb wire here. Main piece ( bottom of the Y) has a cut in it that takes the barb wire the other pieces (top of the Y) are held by each hand and by twisting same you strain the wire. It's always brought on every fencing job.[/quote]

Yep seen that here yrs ago with an uncle. He used to drive a staple to grip the wire.

invicta

A goulogue also used in conjunction with a sickle to cut ferns. Push the ferns away and cut with the sickle

The Rabbi

invicta wrote: »

A goulogue also used in conjunction with a sickle to cut ferns. Push the ferns away and cut with the sickle

The bilhook was used with the top of a wellington covering your hand and the goulogue pushing the briars aside.

Kevhog1988

Gran uncle of mine always says: isn't that a fine jog of turf/hay.

A squart of tay would be another one around here.

Best saying I've heard lately is "even a dog with a hammer up his hole would know thats not a metre deep"... from a waterford girl I work with!! I was crying laughing at that one.

foxy farmer

Someone of short stature could be described as " close to the ground like a Dexter cow".

White Clover

Describing someone short and overweight,
"It'd be easier jump over them than walk around them"

foxy farmer

White Clover wrote: »

Describing someone short and overweight,
"It'd be easier jump over them than walk around them"

They were as broad as They were long.

Lime Tree Farm

White Clover wrote: »

Describing someone short and overweight,
"It'd be easier jump over them than walk around them"

Built more for comfort than speed.

Tig98

White Clover wrote: »

Describing someone short and overweight,
"It'd be easier jump over them than walk around them"

Ive seen quite a few feathers ruffled by a use of that phrase. If a man was giving out about the hunt he'd be shut up quick if someone said they could as easily jump over his land than go through it.

Kevhog1988

Not one id use myself but often heard about a promiscuous woman:

"Shed live longer on her back than a sheep would".

dabbler2004

foxy farmer wrote: »

A gollóg - a Y shaped piece of wood usually a
forked limb cut for some purpose.

My father (not a farmer) would often cut a gollóg when fishing to rest the rod on it when waiting for a fish to take the bait.

TheBoyConor

There's great/no drying in it.
Tis fierce close.
There's savage/no growth there.

banoffe2

A melted Rogue
A thundering rip!!

the_pen_turner

whats a melted rouge

Theres more meat on a tinkers stick after a fight




In reference to a particularly skinny person

chooseusername

"He wouldn't give the heat of his sh1t to the crows"

self explanatory

Micey.ie

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Theres more meat on a tinkers stick after a fight




In reference to a particularly skinny person

Another in reference to skinny person’I seen more meat on Good Friday’

foxy farmer

If he turned sideways you'd miss him.

banoffe2

a melted rogue was another term for a blackguard- someone you couldn't trust

Lime Tree Farm

I thought back to my granny's sayings this morning, when I heard about the knockout.

When you're "top of the wheel you're nearest the fall" or
when you "think you're flying you're only fluttering".

Infernal Racket

Describing a heavy set woman -

She'd be f*** all use to you on a wet bog.

Lime Tree Farm

Infernal Racket wrote: »

Describing a heavy set woman -

She'd be f*** all use to you on a wet bog.

I think that one in Gender neutral.

"They'd let you down like an ass in a bog"

White Clover

"I don't mind dirt, but I cant stand sh1t"
From a local character after listening to a tall story in the pub late one night.

banoffe2

bad tempered male - a lighting devil
Female - a lighting strap

patsy_mccabe

'Ticking over like a mouse's heart' to describe an old tractor still going well.

NcdJd

banoffe2 wrote: »

bad tempered male - a lighting devil
Female - a lighting strap

One that I heard a couple of times around the same vein -
House devil street angel.

ruwithme

"If saint Brigid’s day is fine and dry,saddle your horse and go and buy hay"


(Not sure looking out here,its one of them days)

Kevhog1988

ruwithme wrote: »

"If saint Brigid’s day is fine and dry,saddle your horse and go and buy hay"


(Not sure looking out here,its one of them days)

Does that mean well have a wet spring?

Reggie.

Kevhog1988 wrote: »

Does that mean well have a wet spring?

We are having one as it is

Kevhog1988

Reggie. wrote: »

We are having one as it is

Today's the 1st day of spring lol

Tig98

A good cow never goes on the market twice

ruwithme

ruwithme wrote: »

"If saint Brigid’s day is fine and dry,saddle your horse and go and buy hay"


(Not sure looking out here,its one of them days)

The winter dragged on anyway despite brigies day being the opposite to above.


Read this one earlier on a you tube comments page
"She's no egg, but she's some yoke "

lucalux

Referring to having too much going on in life, not enough time for everything:

"He/She has too much hay on the fork"

banoffe2

Never heard that one before, Luclax
something similar I would have heard possibly same meaning
He/She has too many irons in the fire