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School: Asdee (B.) (roll number 10501)

Location:
Astee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eamonn Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 133

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  1. Irish Words in Common Use in Everyday Speech in this Galltacht Area of Astee

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    The school district of Asdee is a complete Galltacht area. No person can speak Irish except school-children. There was one old man named James O'Connor of Kilcolman who was over seventy years of age and he was able to speak it. He died last year. Although there are no Irish speakers in the district still there are a great number of Irish words in common use which I will now give a list of:
    Amadán, óinseach, cníopaire, drín, sleaghán, ciseach, taoibhín, mí-ádh, priseach, spior-spear, té, ceartuigh, deisigh, bóithrín, stracaire, crot, gall-luachair, alp, flaitheamhail, nóinín, mhuise, mo ghrádh, mo mhúirnín, a mhaoineach, beart, a leanbh, garsún, doicheall, mo ghrádh tú,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Edward Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Sliss, Co. Kerry