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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 131

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 131

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  1. Irish Words Still in Use in this District (continued)

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    Phonetic Spell. - Probable word - Meaning

    Gisthera - giostaire - an old fashioned growing lad = (crabbed)

    Votéen - móidín - a false pretender to virtue or piety

    Sghaldara - steall daire - to spout or dash

    Boltín (of a flail) - buailteán - the striking portion of a flail

    Migaleen (of a flail) - the link between the handstaff and the boltin generally made of eelskin

    Brash of a churn - brais / dreas - your turn to work as a CHURN or DANCE

    Pus - pus - big lips
    Gob - gob - beak
    Cáar - cárr - a grin (she is 'CAURN at me)

    Ban she - bean sidhe - a banshee
    Smithereen - smitiríns - little bits
    Dudeen - duidin - an old clap pipe
    Banb - banbh - a little pig

    Bracked - breac - speckled (her shins are baraked; the field is bracked with crows
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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