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   “Here are some Gaelic words my mother used in her daily conversation ...”

   

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   Paltóg - a damaging punch ( a. K.O. )

   Bac leis, a mhic = said to a child after a beating for an offence

   Múllighe (?) - a hornless cow

   Mullan - a mill = Maiseóir - decorator

   Muillneóir - a miller - a Dhia =

   
   Ceant - selling of second hand clothes, the word was pronounced as " Kent " . Since I remember there were cars from Derry at Carndonagh markets and fairs, these were called Kent cars, where the peasants bought second hand clothes. These were purchased in Glasgow and taken to Derry and thence to different fairs and markets in the surrounding country. The Kenter usually started high in price and gradually came down until one of his listeners proffered to take the article. These Kent cars are now a thing of the past owing to the tariffs etc.

   
   Bratóg - a rag

   Skiggins for small potatoes
   Pór - seed
   Poiríns - also for small potatoes

   Leathach - sea weed for manuring land
   Leathach mara - we called the strong stems of the leathach

   Seinc = brochan uisgeamhail

   Brat - a term applied to a bold undisciplined boy

   Gasúr - a boy

   Muca mara - sea pigs

   Crobies - for crow was always used by my mother.

   
   The above is a list of words which I heard, when growing up in ordinary conversation

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

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