Hape

n.

Heard in Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Galway, Carlow and Offaly

A lot, a large amount. Also, in a heap: in a mess, in chaos. Pron: hape.

In use

There's a hape of work to be done." "The turf is all up in a heap now since the rain.

Posh English

There is a substantial quantity of labour to be accomplished.

Same phrase, other counties

  • A hapeA large quantity or great pile of something.
  • Up in a hapeTo be in a state of severe intoxication.
  • In a heapIn a complete state of disarray or intoxication. Wrecked or plastered. Pronounced 'hape'.
  • Up in a heapDisorganised or in a state of chaos.
  • Large chipA bag of chips (thick cut potato fries) that contains and arbitrary number of chips more…
  • HeapA very large quantity or amount. Also used to describe something big or massive.