School: Fearnaght (roll number 2415)
- Location:
- Fearnaght, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs Thornton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0214, Page 242
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- (continued from previous page)cáibín an old hat.
Gáicí applied to a person looking about him in a silly manner.
Raidhní a very thin person.
Stríl applied to an untidy woman.
spádach applied to whitish turf.
ceilidhe a friendly visit paid at night or a country dance.
a ngan fhios with a person's knowledge.
Tadhlach a pain in the wrist.
meithil a number of men gathered together to a day's work.
Árcán a very small person.
buachalán a yellow rag-weed which grows plentifully through the fields.
spailpín a term of abuse or a name given to a workman
scáiltín a mixture of boiled whiskey, butter, sugar and hot milk as a cure for a cold in the chest.
cogar to whisper.
- Collector
- Florence Thornton
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Fearnaght, Co. Leitrim
