Head

adj.

Heard in Cork, Sligo, Tyrone and Dublin

Used to describe what personality traits a person has or what are of cork there from.

A sound head. A Carrigaline head.

Posh English

A sound head is a thoroughly decent chap. A Carrigaline head is an inhabitant of that particular district.

Same phrase, other counties

• Sligo
• Tyrone
• Dublin

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