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School: Áth Dúna, Gleann an Phréacháin, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 12542)

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Chimneyfield, Co. Cork
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Seán Ó Duinnshléibhe
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    “cuc - A woman's hair tied to form a top-knot. ...”

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    Cuc - a woman's hair tied to form a top-knot
    Cruíst - to throw stones at
    Madraí Gaoithe - name given to parts of a rainbow sometimes visible. A sign of broken weather.
    Smóílíní - The red burnt parts that fall off a splinter when burning.
    Picaniní / Picininí - a wee child
    Cróítín - a sty
    Biet (baidht) - (bite) that part of an Coinnleór iarainn that holds the splinter when lighting
    Clapar - a wooden instrument made of three thin boards for frightning crows from the corn (Sketch)
    Meas = fruit cf MASS = the fruit of the Cross
    Stelinn (Stelling) - a stand or frame on which milk pans are placed in the dairy when setting milk
    Sgein - sgein as san - clear out of that
    "The stone SCEINED my face" almost struck me

    Coinnleóír Iarainn - made to perform a double duty
    1) for holding candles
    2) for holding bog deal splinters (See illustration)

    Biet (bite) - The name of the part of above instrument for holding the splinters

    Slabar - mud.
    "Tis a SLABBERY day" said when the roads are muddy, and the rain not too heavy, also when the day is showery, and, the groun after the showers is "dirty"

    (h) ancersiur - handkerchief
    A bhfaca tú mo h-ancersiur?
    Tae-pot - corcán tae
    Cílir / Cíléar - a wooden vessel in which milk was set. (called in books "cooler." pr keeler.
    Préataí = prátaí
    Spog - to sink into soft soil, as a bog - The horse is spogging.
    Cad'n - a wooden mug formerly used in (?)
    pilicín, pilic = bud, The private
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