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School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)

Location:
Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0301, Page 204

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    Written by May Crowley Rockmount Drimoleague.

    Áirneáning = delaying round the fire at night you would often see the people ÁIRNEÁNING when they are tired.
    Scoríoct-ing = going visiting from house to house
    the people go SCORÍOCT-ING during the winter nights.
    Toísín = another little drop. - Yearra have another TÓISÍN
    Cochall = mad for fight
    when a cat would go fighting he would put a COCHALL on him.
    Chidrán = a piece of turf
    there is a piece of a CIDHRÁN on the floor.
    Citóg = a left-handed person
    you are a great CITÓG
    Flaitheamhail = a generous person.
    Some people are very FLAITHEAMHAIL
    Sparta = the stuff of a bog
    there is SPARTA in every bog
    Clampar = troublesome
    There are a lot of CLAMPAROUS people in the world
    Duidín = a little pipe
    Have another pull of the DÚIDÍN
    Taoacán = small quantity
    Give me a TAOSGÁN of milk
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    May Crowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork