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08th May 2016

PICS: Cork is being redecorated with spray-paint illustrations of classic Cork slang

Carl Kinsella

This is mint.

For such a small country, the amount of different dialects and slang terms that Ireland has to offer is pretty astounding.

The #reimaginecork campaign is paying tribute to the Rebel County’s own unique brand of language by spray-painting Cork’s unique slang all over the city, accompanied by an illustration and a definition.

We’d like to see this take off in every county:

If you’re in Cork and you spot any more of these, make sure to get a picture and tweet it alongside the #reimaginecork hashtag – spread the word, literally.

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Cork