School: Skryne (roll number 1210)
- Location:
- Skreen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 309
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- XML “List of Words Used in Family Conversations and their Meanings”
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- (continued from previous page)N.B The foregoing works, the English equivalent of which I give, were used generally in ordinary conversation with the pronunciations as given.
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- Pisterogs
The commonest in the district were:
Red rag on cow to prevent her being overlooked.
Overlooked - Coveted as result of which the animal died.
Butter taken off milk - material used being a ball of yarn
Stray sod - to walk on same at night would lead a person astray. To turn one's coat inside out would correct or guide a person on the right path.
To put a little clay mould in with a setting of eggs for good luck
Burying the sheaf - This was a custom in vogue(continues on next page)