In Nenagh, they say “well stone.” But stone is pronounced “shtone” – Mary in Dublin
Well Ian. My sister is married to a buck up in Letterkenny. He says Bout Ye instead of hello. Donegal, up there it's different. Cheers, Pat in Carlow.
In Kildare we say HOWYA by way of a greeting and a request on the state of your health, hoping that the request on the state of one’s health wont be taken seriously. Kay
My dad in Sligo usually says “Well, how's she cutting”.
“How's your mother for spuds”
Drawda people say how ah ya. Ferg
What about you?" used Belfast (and other places in N Ireland). Derek from Ardee
Hi Ian, re: regional sayings, here in west Wicklow and east Carlow we use "well lad" as a greeting, no matter the age of the other person. Brendan in Wicklow
Clara people in Offaly say to everyone “how are ya g”
I moved to Birr, Co. Offaly 14 years ago and it still is weird to hear How 'ya mush?
In Monaghan we say what's the craic? Cheers, Laura Haughey
Ian in Cork we say alright boy/girl how's it goin’. Cork accent Suzanne
In Waterford they say well boy 2 man or woman
In Derry city they say "happenin hi", while in the county we say " how's the form" - from James from Derry hi
Wel Ian. In Ballina Co Mayo, we say "wawho sham" for hello. From lee and Liam travelling to Corrib
Well Iano what’s the craic? That’s how we greet in Dundalk - Paddy in Dundalk
People in Carlow say; How's it going laaaaad! And they say goodbye with “pat rafter see ya after'
Wes in Carlow
In Wexford the equivalent of story bud is "Howya gettin on" Liam
I'm Johnny Campbell from Clonard in Co.Meath and we say conas a ta tu a capail
In Clonmel people say "well" instead of hello. And the acknowledgement is "well" also. So a meeting goes. "Well". "Well anything strange?"
In Monaghan the greeting is "well horsebox". Roisin
In Limerick they say "alright kid"
In good old norn Ireland where I'm originally from they say “Watt bout ye”. KB BETTTYSTOWN'
H Ian, in Clonmel all women are greeted with "well girl"
Up in Donegal they often say, Well sir!!! Paul in Cavan
In Waterford its "well bhoy " - Jane Sinnott
We also spoke to Brendan in Clara, Charlie in Limerick, Michael in Donegal and Suzanne in Cork who all had a chat with Ian in their vernacular!
