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School: Drumconrath (C.) (roll number 16144)

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Drumcondra, Co. Meath
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Úna Ní Chongbhaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 057

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 057

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  1. Gaeilge Words Still in Use in this District (continued)

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    Phonetic - Probable Word -Meaning

    Scraw - sgráth - top sod in bog bank cuts thrown in
    Pus - pus - big lips
    Spawg - spág - a big foot

    Ban-shee - bean-sidhe - a ban-shee ( a fairy )

    Smithereens - smitiríní - little bits
    Banav - banbh - a young pig

    Bracked - breac - speckled ( the field is bracked with crows)

    Donny - dona - very ill

    Strig - strig - last milk of cow ( strig the cow )

    Sop - sop - a wisp

    Arcan - arcán - the smallest of a brood of animals ( or person )

    Be creena - bí críona - be wise
    Ranney - ----- - a thin person
    Clutack -

    " Chuckie " - tiocfaidh - come ( " chuc-chuc " when calling hens )

    Pollmore - poll-mór - a big hole
    Balderdash - ------ - nonsence

    Mullaghmore - Mullach Mór - hilly field
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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