This is brilliant.
Although various topics trend on Twitter each day, every so often you’ll come across a golden one that will have you laughing out loud.
Today’s #GrowingUpIrish hashtag definitely qualifies for it’s a reminder of the unique instances that make up an Irish childhood.
Or at least, what was true for 80s and 90s kids anyway, some of these don’t apply anymore.
The wooden spoon, Dublin feeling like a million miles away and often referred to as the “big city” and flat 7up being the cure for all ills.
Get on Twitter and add your own memory for the below are GAS.
#GrowingUpIrish your yearly holiday is in your nanas caravan down by the beach
— em 🙂 (@emmaareale) July 2, 2016
#growingupirish getting threatened to get slapped back to the home country to live with the grandparents if you miss behave ?
— ella (@tomlinhood17) July 2, 2016
At a disco and a random lad comes up to you and points at his friend asking you to meet him ?? #GrowingUpIrish
— Mia (@miakav_) July 2, 2016
#GrowingupIrish
1 pound and you felt rich set for the day and back home for cartoons. pic.twitter.com/SyFP2nWUbj— Bite (@IrishBites) July 2, 2016
Learning Irish for years and all you can say is “An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas” #GrowingUpIrish
— Sinéad. (@IsMiseSinead_x) July 2, 2016
– Bottles of Cadet
– Trips to Mosney
– Mass
– Calpol 6+
– Women not having control over their own bodies
– The Morbegs— Ciara Knight (@Ciara_Knight) July 2, 2016
#GrowingUpIrish what Mammy seen, what we seen pic.twitter.com/4P7OsWInuF
— Adam (@ClinicalMcShane) July 2, 2016
Saying ‘I will yeah’, when you have no earthly intent of doing it. #GrowingUpIrish
— King Wizard (@DanTheManD12) July 2, 2016
#growingupirish Lèigh anois go cúramach, ar do scrúdpháipéar, na treoracha agus na ceisteanna a ghabhann le Cuid A. BEEEEEEP
— mimi (@cutesthobi) July 2, 2016
Image via @DanTheManD12/ @ClinicalMcShane
