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School: Bulgaden (C.), Kilmallock (roll number 13791)

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Bulgaden, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Isibéal, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0509, Page 504

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    15. Our road with the plentiful hedges of whitethorn on each side is known as 'the boher bawn'.
    16. If you are sickly often you are surely a 'bás' or 'pisaun' (younger).
    17. Young boys or girls are spoken of as 'garsún - cailín'.
    18. We have pity on a 'poor crather', but more often a poor 'angishore'.
    19. A 'bacach' now and then carries a 'bata' and may give a 'polltóg'.
    20. When we are startled in surprise or joy we say, 'T'anam ó'n diabhail'.
    21. The hen now and then lays a 'bogan'.
    22. A bird that the people say 'screeches' like a goat is known as the 'gabharín ruadh' and another for the same reason is the 'gabharín buidhe'.
    23. In May we now and then see a 'sidhe gaoithe' on the road.
    24. If we are frightened we ejaculate 'Dia linn' especially if we hear the 'bean-sidhe'.
    25. If there is a troublesome member of a family, or a girl makes an unsuitable match, we hear it said that "he is a bad margadh".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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