School: Arklow (B.)
- Location:
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Gearóid Inglis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0924, Page 52
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- (continued from previous page)10. A prosperous person amongst the fishermen is referred to as having "lawyn-ye-vawney"
11. A cross shaped sea-fish is called a 'Crossawn' (Crossán)
12. A small black and white sea bird is called a (Sheonickun) Seoinicín It is I think 'the puffin'.
14. Bait which is put on hooks to catch cod-fish - welk a kind a shell fish is called Bollackarce (balacraoi) or (balachraí) Name welks is not known or used,
15. The word "buoy" is pronounced "baoi" as in Irish by the olden men.
