School: Monksland (B.) (roll number 2791)
- Location:
- Monksland, Co. Louth
- Teacher: G. Lowe
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 153
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- Giostradh a term of disparagement
Tarcaran - The small pig of the litter, but commonly applied to small delicate animals and sometimes to small persons, generally in a sarcastic way.
Beo (beo of a fire) - a poor fire
Guldar - a rough voiced talkative person
Dia leat - a weakling
Cárring - making faces
ronyin - a stitch of clothes
faire - a wake
gasúr - a boy
girseach - a girl
suim - interest (They have no suim in it)
Broffle - from Broch-shúil - an eye disease
"The broffles were coming from his eyes"
(broffla- small droplet of water)
Capog leaves - a soft leafy plant used to ease the sting of the nettle by rubbing it to the affected part.
Bliotan - a plant or better perhaps described as an injurious weed which grows in most crops in the district especially on the poorer land.(continues on next page)
