School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
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- (continued from previous page)" Mo chuid tubuiste leat ".
If something happened to a person you would say that the " mí ádh came on him.
A humpy person is called a " cruiteachsín ".
When a big potatoe is cut there is an empty space in the middle which is called a " gúiseóg ". (cúsán)
- A pool of water is called a " Clais ".The corner of the field is called " spudán ".A man with a body is called " bolgadán "
A gruel of oat meal water and salt is called bruchán bán
Broken pieces of sticks are called brosnaThere is a sort of flagger called " an bata buidhe ". - Collector
- Eamon Donelan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymoe, Co. Galway
- A small man is called a " searrach ".When chasing the cat they say " s-cat, - s-catA flannel jacket worn by a man is called a báinín.A small ass that could not work is called(continues on next page)
