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School: Cluain Laighean (B.)

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Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 242

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    (Cloonlyon N.S. area situated in the barony of Costello, Co Mayo)

    LAOGHAN - an cuid den fhata nac bhfuil aon tsúil ann

    PÁRDÓG
    cliabh go bhfuil toín scaoilte air le cead a thabhairt don mhoín, no don aoileac tuitim le fánaidh nuair a taranighthear an maide bhíos faoi'n gcléibh.

    PÓIRÍN - fata beag
    ÓINSEACH - bean gan chéill
    AMADÁN - fear gan chéill
    TAOIBHÍN - píosa a chuirtear ar uachtar bróige

    SGORÓG
    dá pioga sáitthe isteach ins an droicidh ádhmaid leis na cléibh a crocadh ortha

    SPADACH
    móin nach bhfuil aon spraig inntí agus abhíos ina smístí (?) mona fliucha

    BLADAR - duine abhíonns a' bladar igcomhnuidhe
    FLAITHEAMHAIL - duine fial - maith dos na bochtaibh

    MEAS MADAIDH
    respect of the dog - no respect for a person

    BÓITHRÍN
    a word commonly used for a road a passage leading into bogs etc.

    GARSÚN - a young boy

    STÍBHÍN
    is used for implement used for making holes when sowing potatoes

    BÁINÍN
    eadach oibre ag muinntir na Gaedhealtachta

    (The above were collected by Luke Kilroy, Carn, Charlestown from old people in district)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Luke Kilroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Carn, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Riada
    Occupation
    Oide