School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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- "Meisgioll" = lazy heavy man and a glutton.
"Smurabhán" = char on timber or bogdeal.
"Praty cúrnane" = tuber found under white flower edible.
"Sciddery-waddery" = red bulb of seeds on wild rose: Youngsters put these seeds down one another backs to tickle.
"Sleán" = implement for cutting turf.
"Púicín" = band or tin over braddy cow's eyes.
"Púca paidhl" = type of mushroom.
"Drionnán" = lazy humped person.
"Geosadán" = "buachallán buidhe" = yellow weed.
"Crónaning" = moaning and peevish.
"Felistrum" = iris (yellow flower).
Bacach = lame person, beggar.
Mí-ádh = unfortunate person.
"He has a droighean on his back" = hump.
"Rí na n-Aingeal!" Exclamation.
Scarabháil = pain in hands from working.
Trálach = pain in wrist after working in bog etc.
"Gulong you scaothaire".
"Scairteán" = little insect found in hay: sucks blood - sticks in dogs and horses mouth: Fills with blood and bursts.
"Mishameens" = little cabbage plants.
cábóg = country lout.
"triopal" of rushes = clump.
"tréitheoir" = thing for freeing pipe.
"peataróg" = small fat girl.
I'll "mall afústár" you = Kill or beat you.
"Dord na Féinne" (Place of the Fenians?)
"scilleog" = bad piece of potato.
scilleán = piece of potato set.
"Ciseach" =
Slabaráluidhe = dirty careless fellow.
"bolgadán" = fat fellow.
D'anam an scéal = exclam.
"a big siota of a girl"
"[?] maoineach", "a laogh ghil", endearment.
"Forgamáin" noise.
a gliúcach of = cow.
Budóg = old cow.
bainne bó bleacht = flower.
"lorgadán", "leipreachán".
"Patalogeen", fat child.
"cábús", "cábúisheen" = cabin bothan.
"Lispin" frog or lizard. You little lispeen
buailteán = flail stick.
ciaróg = clock-beetle.
a sceilp of mortar = piece or chunk.
a mothall of hair = big tuft of hair.
Scudramacho (not eat dinner)
leath-nisgler = said of tea.(continues on next page)
