Volume: CBÉ 0189

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1. Irish Words and Phrases (continued)

   

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   and dancing and sport. But the term was mostly applied to the fun among children. It was mostly an outdoor game.
   "Gallóg" - Long ago when they used to thresh with flails in the barn, whoever would be threshing would have a gallóg (a bit of a stick with two spikes like a fork) to clear back the waste straw or Barrach. The Gallóg is also used by a man when he is scouring a ditch with a billhook.
   "Caolfhód" - The last sod to turn in when ploughing a field. It is rather difficult to manage it; and it is supposed to be a test of a ploughman.
   "Gioróga" When ploughing a three-cornered field they used say "it was all giorógs" ie short sods. They used also say it about a crooked field.
   "Cíth Cá" To throw up apples between a

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