All the 4s

phr.

Heard in Sligo

Before the 91 prefix on sligo phone numbers people would tell you to ring all the 4s if tou needed a taxi.

(Person from out of town) Would you have a number for a taxi?" "(Sligo person)All the 4s!

Posh English

Pardon me, would you happen to have the telephone number for a hackney carriage?

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