School: Stonetown, Louth (roll number 16431)

Location:
Stonetown Lower, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 220

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    Dalac = an old bucket on a cow's eyes
    Brúchin = champ
    Rinne = ferns

    Ceis = an old bridge made of sticks and stones over a narrow drain

    Mac = an airy young man
    (Collected from B. Mathews, Tully. Peter Glassford Muff and Tom Mathews Ravanney)

    Cisean = muzzle for young calf (George Gartlan Corcreaghy)

    (Collected from Bridget Mathews, Priorstate, Louth)

    Púcog = cover for a thieving cow's eyes
    A BRADA = a thieving cow
    Partlans = big flat feet
    Strúla = a dirty woman
    Straílín = horses scattered in a field

    Tursa-bróna = weary and tired
    Hainm an "geall" = in the name of the devil

    " I drank whiskey in Kilkenny and sported in Ardee

    (Collected from Bridget Mathews, Priorstate Louth)

    Is gog é sin agus gé sin a bhainigh le dí" = what's that to anyone whether or no

    Nár a brónach mo croidhe = not a sorrow on my heart

    Nach in a walla sí seo = not a word in this house

    Shado lance lige léire
    Shado lance Bhean Mhór=good health great woman

    Durnín dubh = blackthorn

    Collected by
    Gertie Gartlan
    Drumgoolan
    Louth
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Gertie Gartlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumgoolan, Co. Louth