School: Hollyfort (roll number 12523)
- Location:
- Hollyfort, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mabel Vaughan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0888, Page 173
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- "Sheevin" - a term used here for light, misty, rain
"Gay" - used to describe a friendly, affable person
"Gallus" jolly and lively, fond of fun:- a "GALLUS lad" is the term used for him! (Pron. gál-us)
"Stout" - brave, full of courageCaum - sick lookingLick - a blow (when fighting)Rut - the smallest pig in a litter
"as bothered as a baytel" - deaf as a beetle
"a sup up" - state of being drunk"a Kind day" - warm, with rain falling
"a Kind horse" - a horse that does every kind of work freely
to "peg" - to throw stones"Scraum" - to scratch
"shy but willing like a cat in a dairy""God's good, and the Divil's not bad either"
Ráwm - to reach for, or a sudden spring forward
"Moidhered" - confused or annoyed
"Care" - family i.e. we say "How are all your Care"
"Yoke" - the term "yoke" is universally used here for a "thing" - What sort of a yoke is it?" or "I saw a queer yoke yesterday, are examples.(continues on next page)
