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   205 Brosna bailigre Le Seán Ó Duinnsleibe ÓS.

   Linguistic cuala poad ó am goh-am

   Uimuray,

   1 scrush, "There was a great "scrush" of people at the meeting"
   "I was "scrushed" to death" crush

   2. scythe, pron "scye", from the Irish, th = [?]

   3 mountain from "mounting"

   4 bolt, pron "bowlt."

   5 bowl, " "boul" or bow +l cf. cowl

   6 root o furze - the whole stem

   7 neither pron "naydur"

   8 either " "aydur"

   9 thing " "ting" by certain families

   10 yer. - Did yer see him.

   11 thems - Thems nice boots Johns.} Mr Thompson, who hailed from Sligo used this form of expression.

   12 I ain't, we ain't

   13 "come hether" - he put the "come heather" on her. = he seduced her.

   14 Broker's Bag - "as full as a broker's bag" = very full - packed.

   15 Call me Davy - used when a person seeks satisfaction, revenge, threat. "Call me, Davy", if I don't do so and so.

   16 "Cut the top of the ear off me", used similarly to last expression. "Cut the top of that ear off me". (Points to or holds ear).

   17 "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched"
   = Don't make a false estimate, don't estimate too son.

   18 "You'd do your die" = You'd be astonished, You'd burst into laughter.

   18(a) He skinned on me - he told on me. He informed on me.

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán Ó Duinnshléibhe

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Múinteoir