School: Meath Hill (roll number 7166)

Location:
Meath Hill, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Patrick J. Connolly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 130

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 130

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    Phonetic Spell. - Probable word - Meaning

    Bultern - bultán no bulcearán - ragworth
    Copog - cupóg - dockweed
    Prussia - praiseac - charlock
    Sop - sop - a wisp
    Forabawn - fearbán - crowfoot

    a MÁLE of men - meitheal - a crowd of workers

    Scraw - sgráth - topsod in bank cut and thrown in

    Air - eidhear - irritation of skin from wind, frost wet etc

    Spág - spág - a big foot
    Donny - dona - bad (sick) (he is donny)
    Císte - císte - a fortune
    Strig the cows - strig - last milk of cows

    Útín - at(ín) - a little swelling on toes or fingers

    the ORKAN of the brood or litter - arcán - the smallest of the animals (or person)

    Thaille - tadhlac(aigh) - a pain or swelling of wrist from hard work milking etc.

    Clab - clab - big open mouth
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