Green’s Dictionary of Slang

trickie n.

(Irish) an amusing, ‘sharp’ person.

1922		Joyce Ulysses 141: ‘Two old Dublin women on top of Nelson’s pillar’ [...] ‘That’s new,’ Myles Crawford said. ‘That’s copy. Out for the waxies’ Dargle. Two old trickies, what?’.
1978		T. Hallisey Cork Holly Bough n.p.: ‘You caffler, you scut, you trickie, you tally-boy,’ he roared [BS].

In derivatives

trickified (adj.)

(Irish) aware, cunning.

1953		R. Mais Hills were Joyful Together (1966) 30: He’s smooth an’ trickified, that number.
1971		T.C. Bambara Gorilla, My Love (1972) 18: You better not come up with [...] and other trickified business.