Scour

n.

Heard in Offaly and Galway

Gastrointestinal disease found in young calves, though often used to describe acute diarrhoea in humans.

In use

I got a right scour after atin' dims chicken balls!

Posh English

Good heavens, I suffered a most violent attack of diarrhoea after consuming those dubious poultry spheres!

Same phrase, other counties

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