Watch Irish kids have a wee chat about their mammies

Clip was done for a survey which says that there's a good chance your mam has been following you.

Watch Irish kids have a wee chat about their mammies

If you feel you're being watched, it's probably your mammy.

And Irish Life survey with Coyne Research shows what Irish mams do to protect their kids, and they found that more than a quarter, 28%, have followed their kids - for safety reasons, obviously.

That's not all. Almost a third (30%) said they've spied on their little ones, too.

Anyway, they released a video with the survey featuring Deirdre O’Kane, the mammy in ‘Moone Boy’, asking some little tykes about their mammies.

Deirdre asks them things like "how much do you think your mammy's worth" and "What makes your mammies cranky?", but our favourite has to be "If your mother was a superhero or a princess, which would she be?" One of the little girls starts off so well before she drops a clanger.

The survey for the #ModernIrishMammy campaign also ranked the top ten Irish mammy phrases used today.

Recognise any of them?

1. We’re not made of money (55%)

2. Your bedroom is like a pigsty (52%)

3. You’ll catch your death going out dressed like that (43%)

4. Did you turn the immersion off (40%)

5. Eat your carrots – they’ll help you see better (37%)

6. Wait till your father gets home (34%)

7. You’re eating me out of house and home (33%)

8. You’ll be the death of me (25%)

9. Do you think I’m a chauffeur (21%)

10. Have you not done enough gallivanting this week (20%)

Or you might recognise these ones that mammies grew up hearing:

1. We’re not made of money (56%)

2. You’ll catch your death going out dressed like that (53%)

3. Eat your carrots – they’ll help you see better (51%)

4. Wait till your father gets home (45%)

5. Did you turn the immersion off (40%)

6. Your bedroom is like a pigsty (39%)

7. You’ll be the death of me (36%)

8. Have you not done enough gallivanting this week (36%)

9. Don’t eat the good biscuits, they are for visitors (29%)

10. You’re eating me out of house and home (24%)

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