LIMERICK ARTIST Hugh McMahon draws loving illustrations of our most idiosyncratic slang oddities. Having already taught the nation to speak Limerick in his book Limerick Slang: An Illustrated Guide, McMahon has now begun drawing the strange origins of everyday slang phrases. Here are some of the finest (and/or weirdest):
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Hugh McMahon is an artist and art therapist raised in Limerick City. His book Limerick Slang: An Illustrated Guide is now available in O’Mahony’s bookshop or for online orders. It contains many, many more examples like this and is highly enjoyable.
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