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School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)

Location:
Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Payne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 150

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  1. Irish Words Used Still with English Setting

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    BOREAWN
    "She has a skin on her like "boreawn"
    A boreawn was a circular wooden hoop covered with goats skin used to cover crock of cream also used to carry oat-meal, also used to take up potatoes on in poor houses instead of a dish.

    KOSHIER
    Ploughed land not sowed but meadowed straight off

    PRASKEEN
    apron made out of a sack

    CIOTAL
    a kettle "Put down the kittle Allanah"

    PUNCAWNS
    Little hillocks in a meadow
    Farmer to his man going out to cut meadow "For goodness sake Pat mind the punkawns"

    Boohal
    Theres an old man lives in Cloney-hague who is never called any thing but the "buachaill Kelly" and the "boohal". He drives a very good black ass and good cart.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath