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School: Deravoy (roll number 373)

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Derryveagh, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Treanor
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  1. List Of Words and Phrases that Have Been Adopted into the Popular English Speech of the Galltacht

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    List of words collected chiefly from time to time from John Treanor aged 77 Glenmore Emyvale (farmer)
    By Principal Teacher
    List of Gaelic Words. Local (corrupt in some cases) is given in brackets with English equation.
    Agailín (daglan) a tassel.
    Asgaillín. an armful (small) of hay etc.
    Amadan. fool
    Arcadán, an urchin. áirnéis (harnish) – stock cattle etc
    buimlear a clumsy handed person
    buibirlín, a lout
    brosgan, a crowd or flock
    brosna, firewood
    brúightín – bruised potatoes served with butter.
    bradan – a sudden shower (smur – light shore
    bacan – Iron pin on which a hinge or gate is [hung]
    broc – refuse of dinner
    boc (bug) a well to do man is a big “bug”.
    boscan “boxing” or lower boards of farmer’s cart.
    baslog, a handful of water
    brais, a ‘turn’ or bout at a churn or fit of illness
    bórach, a cord formerly used ot tie cows in byre
    báirseach (barge) a female scold.
    brocach (brocked) a red sunburned face (adj.)
    bothóg, a hut
    brócghis, a mess, food carelessly prepared.
    breillic (prelk) an unwieldy female
    cillín, a fortune, or large sum of money.
    béirín, conacre, or land where top sod is burned
    bardóg – one of panniers) to produce a crop (generally corn)
    brablach – refuse
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    E. Treanor
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    John Treanor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Glen More, Co. Monaghan