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School: Emly (B.) (roll number 16059)

Location:
Emly, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Lachtnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 005

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  1. Irish Words and Phrases Used in the Popular English Speech of the Parish of Emly in the County of Tipperary in 1936 (continued)

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    caithreán = a small sod or bit of turf.

    caith = the dust of oats.
    calamar = a blackguard.
    cacamus = shaping or pretence.

    crainín = a sharpener for a scythe.

    ciaróg = applied to all small insects that creep.

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    dailtín = a mean man.
    dall = a blind man.

    damhsaidhe = a useless woman. "He got a nice damhsaidhe for a wife".
    dearga-daol = black chafer or earwig.

    dodaire or dúdaire = a silent dangerous person.

    doirpín or dúirpín = the handle of a scythe.

    draid = a contemptious expression of the mouth.

    dradaire = one who mocks.
    dreas = dregs.

    droinach = black band used in ploughing.

    dúidín = a short black pipe.

    E

    earc luachra = a newt.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Lachtnáin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir