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School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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    Puncanán -
    a sprid that used to come out of a cave at night an wash up delph in Sir Nugent Everards House

    Craig of meal - ladhar of meal
    Cleag - a horse fly
    Meigiollín - gad for the suiste

    Slamóg - there are "SLAMOG" in that hay: not fit to put up

    Reisg(?) -
    Muile - (múnlach?) mud from the duck pond etc.
    Súiliní - bubbles
    Seáin - an banbh is lugha ar an ál (?)
    Tá "CIC" sa phota - there is heat in the pot
    Seisg of hay - a bank of hay

    Eisir (Easar) - the first sheaves or as much as would make a barrel

    Fearabán - crow-foot

    Saile Samhna(?) - a long feathery weed with roots supposed to reach "the other end of the world"

    He was TACARN corn or oats etc - gleaning
    Méirín - a finger of a glove for sore finger
    Bacan Bearrac - a poisonous mushroom
    Clib - a young horse
    Glanóg - a Ceangal for tying sheaves of corn
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