School: Druim an Easbuig
- Location:
- Drumanespick, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Á. Ní Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 249
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- (given as pronounced)
Gub: amouth
Capeen: a cap
Gásoon: a young boy
Garchaile: a young girl
girse : "
amadhan: a fool
kaily: a visit
Avic: son
crickey: a person with a hump
tay: tea
Shanty: an old house
clawbar: wet dirt
bróg: a boot
bainiv: a little pig
a gra: my love
slane: spade for cutting turf
Beanshee: a fairy woman
meagal: a beard on a goat
a ciste: plenty of money
bohareen: a narrow road
gancanna pipe: a wee pipe
clan: a family
talla: (Irish word for terle) pain in wrist caused by swinging a scythe
brosna: fine sticks for the fire
crosty: cross
reeraw: noisy chatter from a crowd.
cogar: this word is often used by the old people (e.g. "cogar a gra, did you hear so and so?")
gresee: a shoeaker (thisn is a common nickname)pootoge( a blind on a cow
a kitta: a person who works with his left hand
colleen: a handsome girl
cipeen: a wee stick(continues on next page)
