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School: Firoda (roll number 2788)

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Firoda Upper, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Dáithí Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 157

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 157

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  1. Words etc that Have Been Adopted into the Ordinary Speech of this District (continued)

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    bas - (i) of a hurley
    (ii) straw or hay to sit on
    bit-ín - when a person is nibbling at their food they are said to be only taking a bit-ín
    bóithrín
    bánóg - name of a field
    balbhán
    C.
    ciotóg
    cipín
    cúbóg
    colltar
    céapairs
    crúibín
    cíaróg
    cáibín - old hat or cap
    ciseóg - small lighting-stick e.g. to "redden a pipe.
    cruit - hump or stoop in shoulders
    "cúinne" - name of local field
    crúch
    crúisgín
    cáilín
    cláb - an open mouth
    caisír
    cruichín / cruitín - name of a local field
    cúilín - name of a local field
    carachán
    (Na Có' graisín - local "short-cut"
    Cill crónan - name of an old graveyard
    Cúl-bán - name of locality outside C'comer
    Caisleán-Cúl
    Cabhall Peigs - Pegg's Cabin
    Clochóg
    Currach - a boggy field
    Caoine
    'crannasch' / ceanneasc - Rope put on cow to keep her from jumping
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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