School: Moate (2) (roll number 10884)
- Location:
- Moate, Co. Westmeath
- Teachers: S. Ó Ruairc L. Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 207
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- List of Irish words and phrases that have been adopted into the popular English speech of the locality.
1) As go bráth with you.2) Fault-finding - "O you bodagh"!/ bodach 3) Relating to people who meet with trouble - "There is some me-awh / mí ádh) on them".4) You are only an amadán.
5) He is only an oínseach
6) Get a few cipíns to light the fire.
7) How are you a chuisle?
8) Stop your blathering (bladar)
9) Fear bréagac = scarecrow10) Wipe the clábar (mud) off those boots before you come in".11) Wirra sthrue! A Mhuire is truagh!
12) An Púca = The Pooka13) Cúl na Móna = The back of the bog14) That fellow is only a cláb (nonsensical chatterbox)15) Crocán na Maighdine = Cruckaun na Myne16) Baile na ngall a small townland to the east of the school.17) Tré na cheile = mixed up
18) A woman's práiscín (apron)(continues on next page)
