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School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
León Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 238

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    238 Old Irish Words
    Oma-dhawn = a fool
    Creensawn / Glee-saun = A lazy Fellow.
    Cur-Hoog-awn = A rope twister
    Kerthawn = Chin-blanes
    Suggaun (súgán) = a straw chair
    Fother-bhush = where an old bog-hole was filled up
    buckawn / bock-awn = a hinge for a door
    glacain:
    Clu-dhógue / Prugh-ogue = eggs gathered by children at easter.
    brabac : gain
    slánlus : green weed growing in meadows about 6" long with white stripes on it
    Greeshaugh = red ashes
    póirín: small potatoes
    case-og / caseógue = a young sow.
    Ceisóg
    traithnín : a straw or blade of grass
    Buachalán - a yellow weed
    ciotóg = left hand
    gad = a ring made of sally rods.
    púcóg : cover put over cows head eyes to prevent her from rambling
    Bor-dhógue= kind of creels for an ass
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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