17/03/2021

‘Christ on a bike’, ‘I’m grand’ and ‘it’s bucketing down’ are some of the most popular slang phrases made famous by the Irish – but commonly used by the Welsh, English and Scottish. A poll of 2,000 UK adults found 46 per cent often use the term ‘I’m knackered’ but only 11 per cent are aware that its origins are commonly credited to the Emerald Isle. And 86 per cent didn’t know the phrase ‘On me Tod’ – meant to…