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 Post subject: Strong tea?
PostPosted: Fri 27 Jul 2012 11:26 pm 
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Do you use 'láidir' when talking about the strength of tea? Tae lag agus tae láidir or something else entirely?

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 Post subject: Re: Strong tea?
PostPosted: Fri 27 Jul 2012 11:32 pm 
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That is the usual way to hear it expressed in the Finn River Valley of Donegal. As an irrelevant side note, I left there today and it was a wonderful place and I heard that expression today. So you're right on target!
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 Post subject: Re: Strong tea?
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Féabar wrote:
That is the usual way to hear it expressed in the Finn River Valley of Donegal. As an irrelevant side note, I left there today and it was a wonderful place and I heard that expression today. So you're right on target!
Grma! Now that's what I call up-to-date feedback! No day-old information being handed out around here. :mrgreen:

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Saoirse wrote:
Do you use 'láidir' when talking about the strength of tea? Tae lag agus tae láidir or something else entirely?


We say that too.


Do you have the equalivant expression in English of - ?

Tá an tae chomh láidir nach bhfuil capall in ann cois a chuir ann.

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 Post subject: Re: Strong tea?
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Bríd Mhór wrote:
Do you have the equalivant expression in English of - ?Tá an tae chomh láidir nach bhfuil capall in ann cois a chuir ann.
:LOL: We just call it 'tar' when it is that strong - yours is infinitely more interesting.

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Bríd Mhór wrote:
Saoirse wrote:
Do you use 'láidir' when talking about the strength of tea? Tae lag agus tae láidir or something else entirely?


We say that too.


Do you have the equalivant expression in English of - ?

Tá an tae chomh láidir nach bhfuil capall in ann cois a chuir ann.


A Bhríd: Ní raibh a fhios agam d'abairt go direach faoin chapall. Deirtear i dTexas, "it's so strong you can stand a spoon up in it".
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My friend's mother from Tipperary always said " That tea's so strong it wouldn't need a cup to stand"
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