Tonguing Meaning: This has got nothing to do with snoggin’ or courtin’. It best describes having an argument with someone.

Bob to Charlie: “See that McCaffrey boy got an awful bad doin’ to the eye.” Charlie to Bob: “Didn’t know that at all hi. What happened him?” Bob to Charlie: “Him and Barney McGowen were having a fierce tonguing match in Larry’s shed the other night over the price of spuds.” Charlie to Bob: “Get-away-at-that.” Bob to Charlie: “Oh aye, surely, I’m telling ye. McCaffrey was hit over the head with the leg of a chair. You’d wanna see thon eye of his. ” Tweet your #fermanaghspake to @rodneyedwards