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School: Arklow (B.)

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Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Gearóid Inglis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0924, Page 53

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    Amadán - pronounced um-adh-awn (fool)
    Abhach - (dwarf) pronounced awl ( a small person, mean)
    Aidhcar - (clapping of skin) Ire (soreness or itching)
    Aidhearach - phrase use My legs are (?) (chipped from cold)
    Ailleán
    - pron Awy yawn ( good for nothing person)
    - pron also Ol yawn used in phrase "ye poor oyle-yawn"
    Airc - ( ravenous with hunger) Pron "Ark" phrase "Have ye got an ark in ye"
    Bun dubh - (Bundoo) A local nickname on certain families) from generation to generation
    Badach - (Bockock) A tramp locally or a low person
    Bacla - (Bock Al) armful of hay ( used by farming people)
    Badhb - (Pronounced Bow locally) = bean-sidhe
    Bean-sidhe (also used)
    Bán - (Bawn) Used for level field "out in the bán" = in the open
    Bairghean breach - (Bran Breach) Christmas cake
    Ball-labhar(in) - Ball lowerng Roaring (aloud)
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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