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School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)

Location:
Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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    Bóithrín = a little road
    the BÓITHRÍN leading to the house does not be kept clean
    Smacht = control
    there is no luck only where is SMACHT.
    Seanachuidhe = a storyteller
    some women are great SEANACUIDHES

    Dradaire = a person who gives witty comments in return for the question asked.
    the man in the vicinity of the town was a DRADAIRE

    Óinseach = a foolish woman
    the woman near the village is a great ÓINSEACH
    Éirleach = good word
    the girl thinks she has great "ÉIRLEACH performed.

    Comhar = cope, or deal with
    those two farmers COMHAR with one another throughout
    the entire Autumn Season

    Beart = a little BEART
    the farmer goes to the brake each evening for the BEART of furze

    Caidhreán = a little arm-ful of turf
    the farmer sent the maid to the rick for a CAIDHREÁN of turf
    Bothán = a little hut
    the poor man made a lowly BOTHÁN for himself in the vicinity of the village
    TAOIBÍN = a little piece applied to a piece put on the upper of a shoe.
    the shoe-maker put a TAOIBHÍN in the girl's house shoes
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
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    Collector
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    Gender
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    Address
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