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School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

Location:
Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 006

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  1. Irish Words Used in the District

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    "Cush over"
    said to cow to get her into the positions required for milking
    "Cush over a Cailyah " - generally added
    "Abbi harth anshaw" - said similarly above
    " Garrogo "
    short drills in an irregularly shaped field
    " Looban "
    U shaped swivel in plough tackling
    " Farngerry "
    hind man in ploughteam - also long chain yoking horse
    " Farnthussie "
    front man yoking horse
    " Far gartha "
    sudden spasm of hunger or great degree of hunger ( person said to have met the " far gartha " )
    " Shedyog " -
    a sudden gust of wind
    " Poireens "
    small potatoes
    " Praties "
    potatoes
    " Bweeans "
    yellow daisy-like flowers which grow generally through the oats crop.
    " Langet "
    spancel for a goat (?)
    " Cushog "
    a stem of grass
    " Pinkeens "
    small fish found in streams
    " Fossah "
    to graze a horse along a bank or around the margin of a cornfield
    " Kidyogo "
    tatters, old clothes
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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