School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 389
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Maio
- XML Page 389
- XML “Irish Words in Common Use”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Even though Irish is not the spoken language of the district, still Irish words are used.
When a cat jumps up on the table, they say "SH CAT"
A young girl is called a "GEARKLA" and a young boy is called a "GASÚN"
The hinges of a door are called the BOCKANSA deep bottomed hat is called a "CÁIBÍN"
A narrow road is called a ROADGÍN, and a lane is called a BÓHAIRÍN
A thick stick is called a "DOIRNÍN", or MAIDEA heavy pair of boots is called "BROGUES"The handles of a SCYTHE are called "DOIRNÍNS"When a woman is driving a pig she says, "SH MUC"A turf spade is called a SLEAGHAN
A piece of cloth sewed to fit one finger is called a MÉIRICÍN
A big sod for putting behind the fire is called a "PORTÁN"
The whitethorn bush is called the SGEACHThe small potatoes are called PÓIRÍNSA young cat is called a PISÍN
When they are calling the pigs they say DEOCH, DEOCH, DEOCH
Small oats is called CAORLAA piece of a ridge is called a GEARÓG(continues on next page)
