School: Drumloughan (Dromlachan) (roll number 15665)

Location:
Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 071

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 071

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Sprís - a smile on the face
    Spunk - courage
    Réic - a wandering good for nothing fellow
    Totty - tangled, uncombed, (applied to the hair)
    Errish - the woven rod handle of a creel
    Lug - an animals ear
    Stúcán - a half blind person
    Slug - to drink in big mouthfuls
    Mope - a stupid half blind person

    Fear-gortach - a great hunger, comes suddenly on a person while travelling cross country

    Stathalach - a big lazy good for nothing woman
    Stróinseach - a sleepy lazy person
    Scrábán - the burnt stirabout on side or bottom of pot
    Puck - the burnt skin of a roasted potato
    Fuster - to search in a hurried manner
    Dubhlaidhe - in bad health, weak poorly
    Spráil - to slip and fall down flat
    Leadóg - a slap of the hand
    Giodach - the mouth
    Pus - a cawr, a frown, a lip
    Cuideamhail - expecting what you are not entitled to
    Remota - a nonsensical story in rhyme
    Ráiméis - nonsense
    Slut - a lazy dirty woman
    Seo - a drain, a ditch
    Seó - a disgrace
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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