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School: Girley, Kells (roll number 5007)

Location:
Girley, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhic Mheanmain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 019

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  1. Irish Words Used in English

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    Báinín
    A báinín is a white flannel coat that the men in the Gaeltact wear.
    Boreen
    A boreen is an old road.
    Greesha
    Greesha is the burnt embers of turf or coal
    Tioc-Tioc
    is used for calling hens to feed them.
    Cipin
    Cipin is another word used for little sticks
    Greskins
    Greshkins are the little bits of bones which are taken out of the pig when he is killed.
    Shanty
    A shanty is an old house
    Prashin
    Prashin is an old apron that people wear.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Lyla Mynes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Chamberlainstown, Co. Meath