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School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)

Location:
Loughteeog, Co. Laois
Teachers:
Brigid Keane Brighid Ní Chatháin
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  1. Linguistic - Words in Common or Occasional Use (continued)

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    Dalta - a big girl: a foolish p. - used kindly
    Slímhín - (shlieve-eén) a sly mean person
    Seóinín - undue leaning for English
    Bailgín - a stout stumpy man
    Brighleóg - (brill-y-eog) - a stout little lively man

    Bonnrach - a little plump child
    Bunróg - ditto
    Sumachán - ditto

    Buachaill - a "go" boy - oh! that's "himself)
    Cailín
    Gasún - (gossoon) - garsún
    Dócairín - a crabbed person
    Pusacán - a sulky person

    Slis - (1) an untidy person - "slissh-ing" along
    - (2) big long feet

    Gáileach - (1) the eldest son
    (2) nick-name - the "Gáileach Farrell" died 1925
    Greim Gáileach - a feast for the first-born son

    Glinc - a lad whose brain is "touched"
    Maithreach - good-looking person
    Gruamdhach - (grummack) of gloomy countenance
    Luiméarach - (limb-air-ack) a long thin person
    Lúbán - awkwardly shaped = in a lúbán
    Lug nó Log - ignorant
    Cleite - light-headed - feather-headed

    Blostarach - a strong lump of a chap
    Bloscach - ditto
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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