School: Láithreach
- Location:
- Laragh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Duffy
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- (continued from previous page)tachran - Gathering tachrans -
seeds of corn left on ground after
mowing.
cáll - He had no 'call' in doing that -
Got no provocation for doing so - or
it wasn't necessary
raic - How did you get on today with
the flax? Oh we made a "rack" - Did
more than we expected. Also used in
connection with rows - he "racked
stanins"
tala - I have a tala in my wrist - pain
from working with spade usually.
coidear - codger - a young person fond
of playing pranks.
giostrach - a young person who is too
old fashioned for his age.
rí ? - That horse is very "ree" - well
fed and inclined to run away.
dul - I caught that rabbit with a dul -
putting a dul on the rope.
gunc - He expected to get the farm but
got an awful "gunk" when he heard
that it was given to his cousin.- Collector
- Brighid Ní Leannáin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Lennon
- Gender
- Male