Volume: CBÉ 0189

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1. Irish Words in District of Glynn, Co. Wexford

   

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   Amadán. Bán (farm yard.) Bogán (soft egg). A leanna. Bróg. Bas (palm of hand). Aindeis (miserable) Aindeis weather.
   Báirseach (She's an awful báirseach - barging woman)
   Brus - He made brus of it.
   (Breac spotted)
   Buachallán (Yellow weed)
   Bacal (take it in your bacall arms)
   Brosna (armful of sticks - also called bresnet)
   Coileán (He's a nice Coileán - a cur)
   Cuisle (term of endearment)
   Cis (a basket to carry boots long ago) also ciseóg.
   Cailleach (an ould woman)
   Cuma (He had a lot of cumas on it)
   Cireóg - worm. Cnoc (Hill) Cabóg (ignorant)
   Caipín (cap) Citeóg (left hand)
   Cipín (little stick)
   (Cóta Mór) cuilseóg ( sort of fly)
   Dúrach (He did the dúrach on it)
   Dromán (back hand - ploughing)
   Fuastar (hurry)
   (Flockoolack (flaithiúlach)
   Grumac (Grumby)
   Gob (pus)

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Item type

   Lore

   Languages

   Béarla

   Gaeilge

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Location

   An Gleann, Co. Cheatharlach

   Informant

   • Proinnsías Ó Dubhghaill