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School: Clongorey, An Droichead Nua (roll number 8361)

Location:
Cluain Guaire, Co. Chill Dara
Teacher:
S. Mac Phaitrisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 014

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  1. Old Irish Words Still in Clongorey and Blacktrench (continued)

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    Slang - name of a field
    Pocket field - name of a field
    Crusheen - top of the handle of Sleaghan
    Buncrup - cream of the milk before churning
    Scudawn - onion sauce
    These name were got from Mr. Heavey, Clongorey.
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    Geata-ribín - a bad gate
    Cruingasgle - halter for a wicked cow
    Tubán - a fat child
    Meirín - band for a sore finger
    Bawn - a yard
    Bulbán - a small child
    Muglín-meíruck - a weed
    Thuba na móna - a well in the bog

    These names were got from Thomas Kelly, Blacktrench, Co Kildare aged 80
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Old Irish Words

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    Granoge = a hedgehog
    Breemore = bog flower
    Ridóg is like a sally, it grows on the bog about 1 ft high and given to horses with worms.
    Keelaunchush = a leech
    Sean O Rourke
    Blacktrench, Naas
    Told to him by Mr. T. Kelly, Blacktrench, aged 79.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Sean O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Claí Dubh, Co. Chill Dara
    Informant
    Mr J. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    An Claí Dubh, Co. Chill Dara