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School: Laragh (B.)

Location:
Larah, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 166

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 166

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    Yowlog. used for a graipe.
    Shanachus. A talk between persons.
    Alannah. Word applied by dear friends to each other.
    Clowny. Relationship by marriage ties.
    Grau. Love or interest in anything.
    Cuisheog. A stalk of grass or hay.
    Gawneen Roo. A heifer with its first calf.
    Bocallen. A rag weed.
    Strig. Milking a cow. Taking the last drop of milk from her.
    Scollops. Sally or egg bush rods used to hold thatch on roof of a house.
    Girshah. Name applied to a girl of under 14 years or a schoolgirl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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