School: Ballydurrow
- Location:
- Ballaghdorragh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Hadarnáin
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- Jack Snipe is called MIONNÁIN AEIR and when people heard him they said good weather was coming.A soft egg, that is one without a shell, was called a BOGÓG.A weak person was called a SEANGÁN.A noise in a rotten egg was called a GLÓG.A lump of butter was called a MEASCÁN.A foal about a year old was called a CLIOBÓGA little potato was called a POIRÍN.A person who is very often sick is said to be a TRAOCÁN.A person gloomy or morose was said to be GRUAMDHA whilst a big strong soft lump of a fellow was called a SUMACÁN.A person who has a stammer or halt in his speech was called a MANNTAIRE and a foolish untidy person was called a LEIBIDEA GIOBÁN was a porringer placed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomenia Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Hetherton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballaghdorragh, Co. Cavan