School: Craughwell (B)

Location:
Craughwell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
E. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0156

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    328) Galar Crupach - when the hoofs begin to rot and the knees begin to fail in cattle

    329) he is an awful STREACHAILE - a person who from hard work would look older than he really was

    330) he is an awful big PRÁITEÁN - a big soft man - not able to bear much hardship

    331) Pléib Óinsidhe - a girl that would do something wrong

    332) the Caistin Cloch - a small bird that would be flying from one heap of stones to another

    333) he is only an auld BAILE BAILODHAIR - a boy that'd do something wrong

    334) he is very CRÁIDHTE for it - sore over losing anything

    335) Bundún - he made a BANDÚN of it - a bad job
    336) I put the cows down the CURRACHAÍ - soft land
    337) Sgioból - an old barn

    338) a small little bird that would be around the house like a wren - called DREOILÍN na LATHAIGHE

    339) when anything would go wrong with a person they'd say - A Mhuire, Mhuire, what'll I do

    340) Ochón go deó - if anything bad happened
    341) Móin Bhán - the top turf
    342) Spallóg - a small short hurl

    343) Spáillín - a small stone you'd stick in the wall to keep a big one steady

    344) Cosán - a path

    345) the CLOCH MHULLAIG - the last stone to be put on a house

    346) I knocked DEATACH out of him - I gave him a beating
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