Gob as in mouth. Dont think gobsmacked is an irish term. Thought it was american but i was wrong - originates in UK (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_words_not_widely_used_in_the_United_States) On a simular vein we used to buy gobstoppers when I was young. They are large boiled sweets. Regards, Fintan ----- Original Message ---- From: John L. Sweeney <sweelab@enter.net> To: mldanahy@olemiss.edu; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 13 March, 2008 2:35:45 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Gobsmacked? Good Morning Michael: I think it's Gaelic, the Irish branch of Goidelic-Celtic. If I recall correctly it has something to do with drinking too much. But I'd need a bigger Translation book than the one Herself gave me. Love, Jack Sweeney in bright, clear and getting warmer Palmer, Pennsylvania. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. The World's Favourite Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html