School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)
- Location:
- Lickerrig, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Dubhda
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0096
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- (continued from previous page)Breisne - a bundle of sticksRuisín - the tea you would get in the fieldMaol - the turf over the creelGróigín - four sod standing up together and one on topSalac - dirtyCipín - a thin stickGabhail Móna - handful of turfDób-buidhe - yellow clayCathairín - a field where there is a LissCiaróg - a black maggotGeala Gabhlóg - a brown maggotCrúibín - a pig's footCáibín - an old hat
Beansidhe - a fairy womanPuisín - a name for a catMám - a hand-full of flourSmearachán - small potatoesRéatóg - a piece of the twig for cleaning a pipe
Gabhaileóg - a stick put under the shaft of a car to keep it up
Cubóg - a place where hens layBreimear - scutch grassSlóctán - the name of a weedTráinín - a wisp of grassScallóg - a potato with no eye
ACT - when the people used to be cutting wheat long ago with hooks they used to cut a straight piece down the field and it is called an "Act"(continues on next page)
