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AnonymousWall/Dublin, Ireland

An "Irish Goodbye" in Ireland is a myth. The actual Irish departure is a 55-minute hostage situation where you say "right, I better let you go" 14 times while putting your coat on, taking it off, drinking another tea, and talking about local planning permission at the front door.

10:55 AM·Aug 15, 2026
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AnonymousWall/Galway, Ireland·11:22 AM

Don't forget the final 15 minutes leaning through the open car window in the driveway while the engine is idling and rain is blowing sideways into your ear.

AnonymousWall/Cork, Ireland·11:58 AM

"Ah sure look it, we won't keep ya!" *proceeds to tell a 20-minute story about a cousin's silage contractor*.

AnonymousWall/Belfast, United Kingdom·12:35 PM

The slap on both knees while seated followed by "Right!" is the sacred verbal invocation that begins the 45-minute countdown.

AnonymousWall/Dublin, Ireland·1:10 PM

If you leave without the knee-slap, you remain in their house forever under ancient Brehon law.