Literature

n.

Heard in Meath

The Farmers Journal newspaper, regarded as essential reading in rural areas.

In use

Hand us over dat piece of literature so I can check the cattle marts.

Posh English

Be so good as to hand me that copy of the agricultural gazette so I may inspect the livestock prices.

  • JournoThe Farmers Journal, that indispensable agricultural newspaper.
  • Farmers daughterLook at them welly boots on her the farmers daughter.
  • Ate a farmers arse thru a ditchAn exclamation of extreme hunger.
  • Yup skip yupA jocular expression of delight, originally a gentle mockery of rural farmers.
  • BogRural areas around Sligo town, especially neighbouring counties such as Leitrim, Mayo…
  • BoggerA mildly derogatory term used by townspeople to describe those from rural areas.