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School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)

Location:
Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Staráid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1081, Page 143

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    and phrases in this distrcit that have been adopted into the popular English speech of the Galltacht.
    clabar - mud
    ciotach - left-handed or awkward person
    brachán - pron. in Eng. Brochán and used as a name for stirabout, gruel etc.
    gasúr - applied to a half-grown servant man
    cailleach - called in English "halyun", and is applied to an awkward or ungainly man or woman, old or young.
    Date when written here 28.11.'34.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Robert J. Roulston
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Treantagh, Co. Donegal