‘It’s tellin’ ye’ Meaning: Another way of saying ‘aren’t you lucky’.
Example: Bob to Charlie: “The wife is away for four days to Bundoran”.
Charlie to Bob: “That’s a fierce job. Who is she away there with?” Bob to Charlie: “The sister Doris and her wee cuttie Chardonnay. I’ve the house to meself”.
Charlie to Bob: “It’s tellin’ ye”.
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