I just saw Neighbours and I smiled at a saying in it which relates to my ancestry. A man was in hospital and was told his cancer had spread and he said 'my chances of survival are Buckleys to none." This is an Aussie saying - to "have Buckley's chance" or "to have two chances, Buckley's or none" refers to an escaped convict called Buckley who survived in the outback for 30 years after being rescued by Aboriginals. It was considered impossible for convicts in Australia to survive in the outback-hence the saying.
There is another which goes 'couldn't give a Buckleys' translating to 'couldn't care less.' This is believed to have come from the large number of Buckleys that were sent over to Australia.
My Grandpa was called Edward Buckley and was born and grew up in Cork, Ireland. It is a common surname among the counties Cork and Tipperary and the Gaelic meaning of the name is taken from the word buachall meaning "boy".
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