School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)

Location:
Lickerrig, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0093

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  1. Bugán - a soft egg
    Bórán - a sieve made from skin of cow or sheep
    Caiscín - a small bag of wheat for the mill
    Róistín - grid iron
    Liaróg - a short drill in a field
    Susán - a heap of oats in the barn for flailing
    Cill caist - oats drying in the mill
    Búailteán - part of the flail which hit the oats
    Colpán - part of the flail held in the hand
    Gug - an egg
    Púirín - a hole in the wall for sheep
    Troighthín - a stocking with no sole

    Neacar - an old horse

    Bráiste - cocle weed
    Cámóg - a stick the shape of a hurle
    Scib - a vessel made of sally rods for bringing in turf
    Plás - a place where turf is spread
    Dannac - a place where turf is cut
    Cíarán - a small sod of turf
    Póirín - a small potato
    Meithil - a crowd of men working
    Móinfhéir - a meadow
    Loc-áil - the last of a clutch
    Práiscín - an apron or a slit-bag
    Dúidín - an old pipe
    Smidirín - delph broken in bits
    Diabhail Sgéal - devil a story
    Caonac Liath - milldew
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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