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School: Ráth Mhaoláin (Robertson) (roll number 10374)

Location:
Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1088, Page 063

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  3. XML “Phonetic Form of Local Place Names”
  4. XML “Local Saint”
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  1. Phonetic Form of Local Place Names (continued)

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  2. Local Saint

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    Subhead 43. Local saint.
    The great local saint is St. Garvan. His name is commemorated in the name of the parish and townland of Killygarvan and in the name of the graveyard. In recent years a school has been named after him in the locality.
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  3. Old or Dialectic English Survivals

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    Subhead 7. Old or dialectic English survivals.
    Tod (fox.) March (border) used in sense - march-ditch= ditch bounding a farm. Brac (hill) Burn (stream) Shuch (dyke) Weecheil (child) Wpeen (a few). Brace (great). Thole (Bear, endure). Jag (thorn). Whins (goose) Fash =(nauseate, cloy) Abeen (behind)
    Idiom. "I had the best of"- I nearly e.g. "I had the best of dying" = "I almost died."
    I doubt = "I am afraid" e. g. " I doubt it will rain"=
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