Hawk

n.

Heard in Offaly and Waterford

A nickname for someone from Clara. Not to be confused with quare-hawks or shyte-hawks.

In use

The place was fulla hawks

Posh English

The establishment was entirely populated by thoroughly uncouth individuals.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Shyte-hawkA gobshyte, often used to describe someone with a large cranium, metaphorically speaking.
  • Quare hawkAn eccentric or peculiar person.
  • Queer hawkAn odd or eccentric person.
  • Afraid of me shyteVery apprehensive or terrified. Pronounced afraida me shi'e.
  • Ara shyteAn expression of sheer dejection.
  • Ayit me shyteI do not share your opinion. An expression of contemptuous disagreement.