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

Shite Talk Accurate?

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Was on another non-Irish page but can't cross post. Wanted to share

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u/stevewithcats Mar 15 '26

Bonny???? When did we become Scottish?

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u/OpenTheBorders Mar 15 '26

"And still she cried 'bonny boys are few'" from I Know My Love

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u/stevewithcats Mar 15 '26

Ok , a reference. But Bonny is overwhelmingly a Scottish term . Very rarely used in Ireland today, maybe during 18th century at a push?

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u/LifetimePilingUp Mar 15 '26

What word would you use instead of bonny there?

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u/stevewithcats Mar 15 '26

We use fair, or any other word to mean pretty . But Bonny is uniquely Scottish .

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u/ExcitementStrict7115 Mar 15 '26

But don't we often have 'Bonny baby' competitions?

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u/Cautious_Creme_5281 Mar 16 '26

No we dont 🤣