School: Kilnaleck (B.)
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Máirtín
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- Sgruit - "he's only a Sgruit" - "Pat sold a few sgruits of PigsCrab - (crabadán) - an "old-fashioned" young personRánaidh - a delicate puny personBoilistín - stout garur - "a little boilistin of a lad"Spríosán - a crying personSgallóid - a tormenting personBolsgaire - a shameless boaster or praiserScrachaille - a tall untidily-dressed manPiceog - a person who pries into others' affairs
"Geammy" - "he's geammy" - he is defective in sight or speech or gout(?)
Straoill - an untidy womanReangalaighe - a big tall, bony woman or manPlásaidhe - a flatterer- Informant
- Peter Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan