"pog ma hone" is commonly used in every day language here in Ireland to tell people to feck off (another Irishism). Question for you, please. :-) There's a pub in Melbourne called "Pug Mahoney's" (with a picture of a pug dog on the sign). I assume this is a play on "pog ma hone", which is kinda funny (always wondered about the name of that place). But how is "mah hone" pronounced? Does it sound like the actual surname Mahoney? Just wondering if people with that last name have to put up with a lot of shite because their name sounds like "my arse". :-) bonni

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