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School: Clomanto

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Clomantagh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Liam Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 320

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  1. Irish Words Still Commonly used in the Speech of the People of the District (continued)

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    Páiste
    your a nice PÁISTE (of contempt)
    thats a nice PAÍSTE (in reference to a bad wound)

    Báiseach and Baiseachán
    in refernce to a child easily made cry

    Bosháwns - cow droppings when dry
    Ghirse - a little girl

    Ain-yuck
    he did AINYUCK on it (He made a mess of it)

    "Fág mar siúd mar a tá se"
    (I heard this sentence from an old man - John Heffernan died three years ago aged 83)
    Note:- he said "A" "Tá"

    Gráin Bishe (Bighhe)(?)
    same source = wheat boiled on milk

    "MoCroiceann but we're right"
    (Heffernan used this expression playing cards - pronounced
    Hrocheann

    Ailgawn - used in contempt in reference to a useless girl

    Corrachán - under-sized body - contempt
    Moryah
    Plata - pronounced Plota
    Kish - a Kish (basket of potatoes

    a Skellyawn
    a small potatoe - I NEVER heard this word for "seed" potatoes always refers to "Rubbish"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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