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School: Meall an tSrutháin (roll number 2117)

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Maulatrahane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Luasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0299, Page 107

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  1. Some Irish Words that are Used in English Conversation at Home

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    Do fuaireas iad ó m'athair = Aindriú Breathnach

    Scalabóg - I must cut the SCALABÓG off my hand
    Óinseach - She is a great ÓINSEACH of a woman
    Amadan - Where is that AMADÁN going
    Beáracháin - Give the BEÁRACHAN'S to the cows
    Sciolán - Bring in a bucket of SCIOLANS
    Eirghe-Anairde - What EIRGHE ANÁIRDE is on him
    Gaiscidíoch - He is a great GAISCIDHÍOCH
    Cnapóg - They were throwing CNAPÓG'S of snow
    Cadirí - Those potatoes are great CAIDIRÍS
    Thois-Amach - TOIS AMACH out of that

    Beáracháin - Give those BEÁRACHÁINS to the cows to night

    Sídhe-Gaoite - The SÍDHE GAOITHE blew away the hay

    Lúban - He made a LÚBÁN for the spinnig wheel
    Cola Grifín - There is a COLA GRIFÍN in my leg
    Ceartaig - CEARTAIG your leg

    Snámhaidhe - he is a great SNÁMHÁIDHE of a person

    Tuinleóir - Put those TUINLEÓIRS away from you
    Smidíríní - He made SMIDIRÍNS of the cup
    Cúansog - I found a bees CUANSÓG in the hay field
    Sciortán - There is a SCIORTÁN in my hand
    Megoling - The goats are MEGOLING
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Aindriú Breathnach
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male