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Girl: Giz a kiss.
Bloke: Let me swally me phlegm first.
Two aul dears queuing for the no. 27 bus. Just caught the end of the conversation.
Old dear #1: Sure whoaya tellin. De kids dees days is terrible bold.
Old dear #2: And ye know it s not de parents I blame, it s the mudders an fadders.
Country girl gets on no. 16 bus and asks driver how much is the fare. Driver replies, Where are you going? Country girl says, To get my hair done!
While visiting the Mater Hospital, hearing an old man complaining about the current conditions in hospital and being kept in a unisex environment.
Old Man (to his daughter): I m 92 years old and here I am being left on a bed in a corridor with all these other patients, and to make it worst it's bisexual!
Heard a girl answer her phone in the waiting room of Holles Street Maternity Hospital: Well, tell me, am I an Auntie or an Uncle?
D4 girl at Lansdowne Road for the All Blacks match. Just as the All Blacks begin the Haka, one girl says, Oh, my God, are they doing a dance?
Bloke: Let me swally me phlegm first.
Two aul dears queuing for the no. 27 bus. Just caught the end of the conversation.
Old dear #1: Sure whoaya tellin. De kids dees days is terrible bold.
Old dear #2: And ye know it s not de parents I blame, it s the mudders an fadders.
Country girl gets on no. 16 bus and asks driver how much is the fare. Driver replies, Where are you going? Country girl says, To get my hair done!
While visiting the Mater Hospital, hearing an old man complaining about the current conditions in hospital and being kept in a unisex environment.
Old Man (to his daughter): I m 92 years old and here I am being left on a bed in a corridor with all these other patients, and to make it worst it's bisexual!
Heard a girl answer her phone in the waiting room of Holles Street Maternity Hospital: Well, tell me, am I an Auntie or an Uncle?
D4 girl at Lansdowne Road for the All Blacks match. Just as the All Blacks begin the Haka, one girl says, Oh, my God, are they doing a dance?
- GenresNonfiction
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
About the author
Gerard Kelly
7 books1 followerThe thumb behind @OverheardinDublin, Gerard Kelly is the co-author of Overheard in Dublin, Overheard in Dublin Again and Overheard in Dublin Rides Again.
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February 8, 2026
Some funny bits but most anecdotes are not close to being funny. Many heard in different guises over the years
December 22, 2015
2.5 stars
Overall I enjoyed it, but a lot of them were situations where you'd have to have been there to find it funny...
Overall I enjoyed it, but a lot of them were situations where you'd have to have been there to find it funny...
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews