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School: Clongorey, An Droichead Nua (roll number 8361)

Location:
Clongorey, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S. Mac Phaitrisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 014

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 014

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  1. Old Irish Words Still in Clongorey and Blacktrench (continued)

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    Slang - name of a field
    Pocket field - name of a field
    Crusheen - top of the handle of Sleaghan
    Buncrup - cream of the milk before churning
    Scudawn - onion sauce
    These name were got from Mr. Heavey, Clongorey.
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    Geata-ribín - a bad gate
    Cruingasgle - halter for a wicked cow
    Tubán - a fat child
    Meirín - band for a sore finger
    Bawn - a yard
    Bulbán - a small child
    Muglín-meíruck - a weed
    Thuba na móna - a well in the bog

    These names were got from Thomas Kelly, Blacktrench, Co Kildare aged 80
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Old Irish Words

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    Granoge = a hedgehog
    Breemore = bog flower
    Ridóg is like a sally, it grows on the bog about 1 ft high and given to horses with worms.
    Keelaunchush = a leech
    Sean O Rourke
    Blacktrench, Naas
    Told to him by Mr. T. Kelly, Blacktrench, aged 79.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Sean O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blacktrench, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mr J. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Blacktrench, Co. Kildare