Sir, – Up in the North you will be greeted with “How about ya?” – Yours, etc,
BERNARD McMAHON,
Dundalk,
Co Louth.
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A chara, – Here in Galway, a few men of my acquaintance, (yes, always men), call women of all ages a “girleen”.
It’s a most endearing moniker to bestow on one who is aged fifty-something. – Yours, etc,
ANNE MARIE KENNEDY,
Craughwell,
Co Galway.