the Irish who have no class and so they put up white lace over the windows to hide their low class living habits. for example being drunk from lunch time until they pass out and crawl into bed.
It means she was wearing a lace collar that was white, and her face was as white as the collar. Not literally, but it is being compared to it.
My mother used it to categorize people that had fantastic looking 'outsides' but were hiding ugly secrets. Those 'lace curtains' were meant to make a family look good, while inside there was child abuse, spousal abuse, infidelities, and so on.
'Tis himself is the same as saying "It's him."
There is no red on the Irish flag. The Irish flag is green, white and orange.
It is an irish saying, meaning good luck and god bless!
not a saying, it just means fine line which is pronounced fin lin with their accents
"Herself" is an affectionate term in both the Irish and Scottish language, denoting a woman of consequence, usually the mistriss of the house.
An Old Irish name it means "white, bright, fair, handsome".
A girl's bra.
It usually is used when someone doesn't really believe what you are saying and is dismissing it and you. It is usually used in a friendly way.
A girl's bra.
intricate lace