I’m from Tipp and the wife is from Dublin. The word I use for the thing in the picture just made my wife laugh. She had never heard the word before! (I’m purposefully not writing the name because I don’t want to influence your answers). What do you call this thing in your county?

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  7. It is of course a snail but as someone who works in Waterford and lives near the Tipp border I’m going to guess that your name for it was a Shellakybooky?

  9. Csiga / éticsiga

    I live in Hungary but for some reason reddit is very consistent in showing me this sub ever since I got stoned a few days ago and searched “Conor McGregor Ufc highlights” ONE TIME

    Edit: but I gotta say I’m not disappointed it’s a very interesting country lol

  11. my friend calls them shnurkles, to me they are just snails

  13. We called them ‘shelleky pucci’

    I’m from Kilkenny and that’s what we called them…now disregard my spelling as I’ve spelt it phonetically.

  16. ‘Winniczek’ in Poland! (it is Burgundy snail – burgundy as wine and polish word ‘Winnica’ means vineyard.)

  18. I’m just here to see wtf OP thought these lads were actually called.

  21. A friend!

    Side note: the german for slug directly translates to “naked snail”. so perhaps a clothed slug?

  30. *de déise has entered de chat boi*

    DE ONLY ANSWER IS SHELLAKABOOKY FOR HALF A MILLION EURO DAITHÍ, AND IF YE TROW US ANUDDER FEW BOB, WE’LL CANT IT OVER BUNKAAARS HILL WITH A GALLYBANDER.

    loves me county 🐌

  31. We call it a “snegl” in Denmark.

    Edit: Oooohh it’s says “county” and not “country”. My bad!

  32. Shella-ga-boogy. Seems like it’s a Tipp/Waterford/Kilkenny thing.

  34. In the south east (waterford, Kilkenny, Wexford) they’re “Shelly kabuki’s”, not sure how it’s spelled.

  36. Limerick calling… we used to call them Shaddymuddys…

  37. I’ve never felt more English than I do while reading these comments.

  39. Snail *As Gaeilge* is “seilide”, which seems to be the reason why some of the names mentioned in the comments begin with “shellada” or “shellaga” sounds.

  40. I call them snails, I believe my grandmother calls them “the thundering cunts that ate my flowers”

  44. In Dublin, we call the shell ‘Cosy modern studio close to town and all amenities, €2000/month’

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