School: Láithreach
- Location:
- Laragh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0939, Page 143
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- Focla Gaedhilge atá in usáid 'sa' Bhéarla.spadach spadha - wet turf: it's only spadha
cnág - handful - he took a crag of it
amadán
capsai - a pet pig: Feed the capsy.
cruthóg - a clod of turf: gather the cruthogs.
ciotach - a left handed person
súlogai - melted fat which comes to top of soup called sulogs.
bachan - a bakan of straw of hay.
lúdairin - a beating: he got a good ludherin
groíseach - red hot ashes: put it in the greesha
celeabhar - don't make such a kitler (noise)
gríscin - her skin was in a greaskin - inflammed red
gioscrach - small person: you're only a girthra (to boys)
cebeil - used as ceileabhar, (noise)
clábar - wet clay: he was covered with klabar
cárr - distortion of features; he put a kar on him.
pus} - he had a pus (or gob) on him: gob} said of one who was in a sulk.
cadra - a fat low set person is called a kadhra.
mealbhóg - you'll be malavogued: you'll get a good beating.
smidiríní - broken in smithereens.
brais} - take a brash at a churning
also a brash of sickness.
bodach - a fellow given to boasting of his physical ability: his only a badhak.(continues on next page)
