School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)
- Location:
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Payne
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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.
KOSHIERPloughed land not sowed but meadowed straight off
PRASKEENapron made out of a sack
CIOTAL a kettle "Put down the kittle Allanah"
PUNCAWNSLittle hillocks in a meadow
Farmer to his man going out to cut meadow "For goodness sake Pat mind the punkawns"
BoohalTheres 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.(continues on next page)