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School: Moneymohill, Shanagolden (roll number 8395)

Location:
Moneymohill, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Liain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0484, Page 174

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  1. List of Irish Words Used Locally

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    Give a beart of hay to the heifers.
    Give a taoscán of hay to the calves.
    Cut that triopall of rushes.
    I was left in the seachrán.
    He is a great garsún.
    Bring in a sgiath of potatoes.
    Bring in a cliabh of turf.
    Go for an apron of caorans.
    He put a taoibhín in my shoe.
    I got a nest in the feileastroms.
    Bring me a good load of turf I want none of your spairt.
    There is cúnach in the bread, tis so long there.
    Are the cows in the bawn?
    That hay is full of gabhal-luachair.
    Put the soogan (súgan) round the hay.
    Give new milk to the banbh.
    Make a pípín ceoil of that straw.
    They are full of piseógs.
    Take another dornóg.
    I have a tráileach in my wrist.
    That is a dúthchas in the family.
    Are the duirníns all right.
    Don't mind that dúradán.
    Give that fellow a good palltóg.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Languages
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    English
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    Pat Mc Greal
    Gender
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    Address
    Briskagh, Co. Limerick