School: Corderay (roll number 12735)
- Location:
- Shancurry, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Céilleachair
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- (continued from previous page)Spunge = tobacco
Steamer = pipe
Mailtogue = shirt
Cherra = fire
Sky = Water[?](Gaigue-a milk-a durra
ask for a [?] or bit of bread)
Mish lee soupla = go for it.
Mish lee for a lush}
" " galk[?]} come for a drink.
Gammy gath = bad drink or bad pint
Borry gath = Good drink or good pint
If the bar maid is tight or niggardly she's a Crush lackeen.
Of a man - He's a Crush soupla.
He had a gammy corra = a bad foot.
Gammy Greenogue = bad [window?]