School: Cromadh (B.)

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Croom, Co. Limerick
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Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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    Buaicis = boo-akish. When a tin-can used to leak long ago, they would screw a piece of tightly twisted cloth through the hole as far as possible.

    Buaicis = boo-akish. When a tin can used to leak long ago, they would screw a piece of tightly twisted cloth through the hold as far as possible. The "gebbals" would be cut off inside and the "bygoge" that projected outside was called a booakish.
    (Mrs. Hartnett , Manister)
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    There was one morning in the year, I am not quite sure what morning it was ...

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