Probably not the typical sort of welcome you might expect when visiting ones friends, but be assured that this is actually quite a common Irish greeting.

If there is a polite way to repel unwanted guests then this might be it. If they however make it past your doorstep then you might have to employ your own discreet way of telling someone to go away.

The word 'feck' is not the same word as much of us know it to be, but in Ireland it is used in less offensive general terms. Most swear words only become very offensive when used in a particular context and since the word 'feck' is mainly used in jest which therefore makes it ok to use it much more liberally.