School: Clongorey, An Droichead Nua (roll number 8361)
- Location:
- Clongorey, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: S. Mac Phaitrisc
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- “Sheelannach”. Used in expression “Walking sheelannach over yon” – said of someone riding roughshod over one.“Bocky moan”. A cow’s trouble in the legs – “boglame”.Borenagluck: A road on the way to Allen.“Religeen field”: On my cousin’s farm at Milltown, Co. Kildare is a small field, containing a ruin of some building which was particuially under the ground. This field is never tilled.Muhóg: anything such as a sock with the front cut away, used as a mitten.Bugawn: a soft egg.Cloodhog: An Easter present.Roo-ie: The fan of the bog. The top before the top sods are removed.Mug-leen myrock: A weed in the garden.Boochalawn: Prashach Chivee. A weed.
MymThawlack: A wrist pain (generally applied to the pain coming after cutting turf.) The man Cutting, used an eel’s skin around his wrist to prevent a thawl-ach.- Collector
- Joseph Partridge
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Clongorey, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Annie Partridge
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Curragh, Co. Kildare