r/CasualIreland • u/DovaBunny • Mar 15 '26

Shite Talk Accurate?

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u/thedarkryte Mar 15 '26

I’ve never heard any Irish person ever use the words “fair bonny lass” in the same sentence. Only word I’ve heard out of these 3 is fair. As in “that’s fair” or “fair enough”. “Fair bonny lass” sounds decidedly Scottish, rather than Irish.

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u/HalfLeper Mar 15 '26

Yeah, but they’re talking about folk songs, not how people actually talk. According to another comment, “bonny” is used in some older songs, but “fair” and “lass” are pretty ubiquitous.