School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)
- Location:
- Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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- If they wanted their boots they would say:"Give me over my "brógs".
If they were telling you a story they would say:"A leanna", or a "cuisle", or a "choilín".
If they wanted a drink, they would say:"Give me a "noggin " of water, "gersa".
If you gave them anything, they wold sometimes say: "Go raibh maith agat".
If a visitor came to the house the person in the house would say:"Fáilte romhat".
If a person was leaving a house, the people in the would say:"Beannacht leat".
If a person was going to pass the night in some other house they would say:"I'm going for a "céilídh".. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Nancy Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Brigid Flood
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Wilkinstown, Co. Meath