Woeful

adj.

Heard in Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Dublin and Leitrim

Extremely bad or terrible.

Tis a woeful day's rain

Posh English

It is an absolutely dreadful day for rain.

Same phrase, other counties

• Tipperary
• Waterford
• Dublin
• Leitrim

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