School: Corderay (roll number 12735)
- Location:
- Shancurry, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Céilleachair
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List of Irish Words and Phrases etc.
“Hugath - said when throwing anything to another person when you want him to catch it.”
Hugath - said when throwing anything to another person when you want him to catch it.
Crow. Keep the cow [n?]or the hens in the crow.
Leanna mow cree's Dog. A [polished?] sweet person who listens and seems to agree with you and with every one else and is no good for any side is said to be like Leanna Mor Cree's dog. "He go a bit of the way with everyone."
"O Wirra's True" said by old people yet when they hear any annoying thing.
Purleque of rushes. "Where did you see the hare?" He was lying under a Purleoque of rushes in so and so's field.
Doirneens. The handle on the handle of the scythe.
Greesha. When looking for "kinlins" red sparks in the ashes next morning after making the fire. people say of only a poor 'kinlins' in the Greesha.
"Tare un Ounds". Sort of curse or expression like 'Be the hokey pokey'.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Ó Céilleachair
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir