School: Brittas (roll number 12217)
- Location:
- Brittas, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: B. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 424
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- When you inquire about the health of a person who has been ill you get the answers.
Not a bother on him.}
He is real stout.} real well.
Not a caumer on him}
In mentioning a person's name who is dead people say:-God forgive him, or her.
When inquiring how you are, people say,:-
What way are you?
How have you the rest of the family?
On hearing of somebody being ill people ask:-What ails him, or her.?
In calling a person's attention if he does not pay any heed, people say:-He is bothered, or addressing the person:-Are you bothered.?
In speaking of weather, when cold, and dry.
} It is very hash.
} It is very sneaky.
On a very hot day: The sun is splitting the trees.
He throwned it there (he left it.)
He come in (For, he came in)
- Collector
- Máire Ní hAnlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brittas, Co. Dublin
