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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 170

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  1. Linguistic - List of Irish Words in Popular Use in the District

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    Brogue ( an old boot, the Irish accent )
    Boreen ( a lane )
    Rodeen ( a lane )
    Boltrin ( a yellow weed )
    Shanty ( an old house )
    Cupog ( the dark weed)
    Cabeen ( an old hat )
    Bacanbarra ( a kind of mushroom )
    Cabawn ( joining between top and body of a flail )
    Dorneen ( little handle on a scythe )
    Dudeen ( a pipe )
    Gully ( a short clay pipe )
    Gumption ( spirit )
    Flahool ( generous, spendthrift )
    Comeather ( grip, hold)
    Thraneen ( something worthless )
    Girshe ( a girl )
    Gasoon ( a boy )
    Van-i-tee ( a housewife)
    Skelp ( a slap )
    Gearrog ( a short furrow
    Caill-e ( an old woman - one who ties last sheaf of the harvest )
    Syeach ( a bush )
    Diulcus ( a mess - very soft butter)
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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