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School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

Location:
Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Droighneáin
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  1. Focail Ghaeilge i gCanúint na nDaoine

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    Amadán
    Duidín (pipe)
    Gludóg = numbness (from cold) in fingers or ears
    Garabán = mean person
    Traneen = blade of grass
    Keening= a dog's cry in the night-time
    Gamalook = foolish person
    Greesh d = glowing embers from fire
    ( ó Padraig Ó Duncáin 14)
    Trip d (?) = little stool
    Bogán = soft egg
    Fear gorta = sudden hunger
    Spailpín = labourer

    Drimnmodn dubh-easy-going fellow
    Cludóg = name for eggs collected from farmers' at Easter
    Ciarán = sod of turf (caorán?)
    "nibbling" = a little stone
    (Mícheál Ó Dargaín 14)
    DUDÓG in the ear = slap, blow
    Cípín = small stick
    (Mícheal Ó Gadrhra)
    Pucán = he goat
    Bróg = (boot)
    Praiscín (apron)
    Dromán ( strap going across horse's back when ploughing
    (Padraig Ó Duncáin)
    Gáibín (foolish person)
    Merlín = cover for cut finger
    Gogaí (egg)
    Dróinín (lazy fellow)
    Scraws (scraith, grassy sod)
    Mícheal Ó Dargaí
    Suim (sim) heed
    Clabár (mud)
    Crubeen (caipín, cap)
    Flawhoo:'l (wasteful)
    Lawn a wa: 'la (lán a'bhaile) = abundance
    Girsd (?) (giorsach, girl)
    Maoilín (hornless goat)
    "Shan", shaneen ( the smallest pig in the litter)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó Scalaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Dargaín
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Collector
    Mícheal Ó Gadhra
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Collector
    Padraig Ó Duncáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14