Fionnbharr

Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:

Culchie

A ‘Culchie’ is someone that’s from rural Ireland. It’s thought that this word comes from the Irish for ‘Back of the house’, which is ‘Cúl an tí’.

It was a popular custom in rural Ireland to enter a house via the back door, rather than the front, to avoid dragging dirt in through the more formal entrance.

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Mar 26 at 4:01pmWeb
Show threadFionnbharr3d ago

It’s thought that the word ‘Culchie’ stems from Cúl an tí’ and is used to describe people who practice/are perceived to practice this custom.

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Show threadSiobhán Greaney (Shivers)3d ago
@Fionnbharr I was told it came from
the Mayo village of Kiltimagh! I like the cúl an tí version.
Show threadFionnbharr3d ago
@shivers I'd never heard that, cool!
Show threadIainB3d ago
@Fionnbharr it still is a popular custom
Show threadCian Ó hAnnracháin - Cian Han3d ago
@iain_bright @Fionnbharr The only thing that comes through the front door here is the post!
Show threadPeter Brown3d ago
@Fionnbharr so any idea where the disgusting word teuchter comes from?
Show threadFionnbharr3d ago
@peterbrown Its origins seem to be uncertain, with a number of competing ideas. But the one I like/prefer is that it's Gaelic derivation from tuath "peasantry, tenantry".
Have a look here:
https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/teuchter
Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: teuchter

Show threadPeter Brown3d ago
@Fionnbharr sounds logical, thanks!
Show threadAndy Linton 🇮🇪  ✅3d ago

@Fionnbharr

I grew up in Lurgan, Co Armagh and you'd say "munchie man" for this derived from "móinteach".

There's a parish NE of Lurgan called Montiaghs on the shores of Lough Neagh. It's low boggy wetland round the mouth of the Upper Bann.
https://www.townlands.ie/armagh/montiaghs1/

Townlands in Montiaghs

Show threadFionnbharr3d ago
@artnacrea Ah, very interesting! I'd say lots of different localities have their own version.