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New book covers the wide world of Cork slang

For decades now, Des McHale has been producing a body of work around the odd things people say, p...

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14.52 28 Jul 2026


New book covers the wide world of Cork slang


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For decades now, Des McHale has been producing a body of work around the odd things people say, particularly in the south of Ireland.

Des McHale, Emeritus Professor of Maths at UCC and author of ‘Langers & Lashes: A Compendium of Cork Slang’, joins Seán to discuss.


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