School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)

Location:
Loughteeog, Co. Laois
Teachers:
Brigid Keane Brighid Ní Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 253

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Cúl - back of head, or long hair
    Spág - big foal or big hand
    Spágach - a nickname
    Smig - a little beard on man or goat
    Pluc - fat cheeks are usually called "PLUCKS"
    Gob - a big ugly mouth
    Clab - a big ugly mouth or a wide-open laughing mouth
    Pus - sulky-looking: pus-ing = sulking
    Guth - too talkative

    Smuis = smush - an ugly face - "I'd like to break his SMUSH"
    "If you were to see the old SMUSH of her!"

    Glúineach - swelling and pain in the knee
    Fuileach-folach (full-uck) - swelling and pain in wrist
    Fultac, fuilteach - soreness at the quick of nail

    Oidhreacht (eye-rickt) chafing of the skin from cold or rough clothes

    Minéarach - min-air-uck - a disease in children, liverish
    Gág - cracks in hands or feet - "gawgs"
    Pucall nó Piocall - a baggy appearance under the chin
    Glug - noise made in swallowing liquid
    Slug - Swallowing noisily
    Plac - devouring food - usually said "plocking food"
    Gamóg - a great plentiness of food
    Mada - ( a big mada - very commonly applied to brazen girl)

    a "Diana" - a spoiled petted girl or a delicate girl
    - was applied to a weakly delicate animal
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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