stirabout
noun/ˈstɜːɹəˌbaʊt/
Etymology Deverbal from stir about.
1
Ireland Porridge.
- He's really an awful bother, what with green shades for Tom's eyes at night and making him do the dumb-bells, and forcing Eva to eat the stirabout.1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 222:
2
Ireland A commotion.