Volume: CBÉ 0407 (Part 2)

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1. Pronunciation (continued)

   

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   Bän field, bän potatoes, bän oats but a bán of cow - a fine bán of cows.
   Extent of farm estimated in "grass of cows"
   Mise: "How many acres has he?"
   Answer "He has the grass of 11 cows"
   The "spade" occasionally used as an unit of length.
   Big potatoes = fadhban = small criochain (or "ribbish").

   64. Great dancer, etc. He brought the dúthchas with him
   66. He always had a great báidh for (person or place)
   2. Pus up - an ould pusachán
   6. A dying bás [ when you won't eat your stirabout
   12. An iairlis of a child. No wonder you are an iairlis.
   19. Very Buarach = bad looking.
   27. "To it again" says the gráineóg.
   28. Slinn: Thin cake ba(c)ked on pan.
   30. Leis person with disabled hip. "Éist, here's leis".
   32. Small (or disabled) Arms. The lapadoigín of a 'counsiller' - officious interfering neighbour.
   50. He has a nice ailleán of a son (breac)
   52. A great man to put a a feoir (on the rick of turf): also in masonry)
   58. Will you have a steanncán of tea?
   61. The car was leaking but she put a baidhgin on it i.e. drew a piece of cloth through the hole to prevent leaking

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   Language

   English

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   Writing script

   Roman script