Volume: CBÉ 0189

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1. Phrases (continued)

   

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   "He's a right bloody mon" (He is a very good
   man - "right" is always used for "good"
   in this district. "It's a right day" etc.
   "He just now pass on it" (He took
   no notice of it)
   "I didnt put a bit of [___] [___] in
   him" (took no notice of him, no interest in him)
   "It's a quare fine one" (a very funny story)
   "Mind your pumps and dont burn em" (mind
   your boots and dont burn them - at fire)
   "Dont tape the car" (dont stick in
   the ditch)
   "He taped the corner" (He went too close - hit the ditch)
   He was cutting "bushes" : burning "bushes (bushes means furze; other bushes are called sceacs
   "We had great terms at the party" (great fun
   great stories etc)
   "He has great terms" (great jokes. Also [aslo] say "He is a great term")

   Tomas O Ciardha

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

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   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script