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Urbandictionary:

Is the Irish Traveller word for Man. it comes from Irish Traveller language and found its way into slang in many area’s in Ireland especailly in Cork and Limerick. Other common Traveller words in Cork and Limerick slang are beoir – girl, feek – Kiss/Sleep with, Subla – Child,
Who’s dat Feen dere talkin to Martin, thats Micheal Mc Donagh

From Dowtchaboy – an anthology of Cork slang:

STRAWKHAULING: Method used to catch fish illegally,
usually salmon, using a line, a treble hook and a weight
There was a few fellas strawkhauling down on the Shakey
Bridge.

JAGGING: Going out with someone
I’m jagging at the moment.

FUNKY: Cowardly
He’s one funky hurler, that fella.

GATT: Alcohol
Who is going up to Gally’s for the gatt?

ON THE TACK: Off the drink
I’m on the tack for the Holy Souls.

CHATTY BOO: Whatchamacallit. Often used when a person
can’t remember the name of something.
You’ll have to get a chatty boo to fix that.

LANGERLOAD: Large amount
There was a langerload of people in Sidetrax last night.

WACKER: Cork corner boy/troublemaker
There’s a rake of wackers hanging out by the Five Star.

LAPSI PA: Non existent disease
That fella has a touch of the lapsi pas.

RUBBER DOLLIES: Trainers
Dunnes are selling daycent rubber dollies for a tenner.

SNEDGER: An insulting term meaning someone who sniffs the
bicycle seats of young ladies. A pervert basically
He is a bit of a snedger, that fella.

I read some of this book before, so glad they quoted snedging on the website.

There is also a band called feens.

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