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School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peter Duignan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 179

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    My wife's grand father used to say "Nara -rig-atha when she heard any body putting on airs

    Orcawn :- the smallest of a little of piglets
    Daraty :- Another name for same

    Kee-och : applied to a dull person, also to old person losing the memory.

    Glough- sawn = a dullness on a person
    (Glough pron. as plough)

    Stawf(?) = fit of sulks
    Slang:- is applied to a tall person
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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