School: Ballymore-Eustace (B.) (roll number 1417)

Location:
An Baile Mór, Co. Chill Dara
Teacher:
Jas. Byrne
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  1. Geerogues: Drills becoming shorter.
    Teeveen: A patch of leather on a boot.
    Trahneen: A blade of grass.
    Drig - Strig: To take the last drop of milk from a cow.
    Spock: An awkward kick.
    Foils: Generally meaning - in the neighbourhood, the place where hazel nuts grow. It so happens that in three cases the hazel nuts grow on steep banks or cliffs on the river Liffey.
    Crúbeen: A field on the outskirts of the village.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. seánra
      1. gluaiseanna (~227)
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