School: Templetown
- Location:
- Templetown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Charles D. Hearne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 103
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- (continued from previous page)marabhoilín moravólyeen large flat fish; uncommon, with very large mouth.
Person with 'a mouth like a maravólyeen'.Boats coming into the bay when tide low. Advised not to go too "bare" on the Point. (near) (lom).sleamhac slowk (-án) kind of seaweed.
gansey always used instead of jersey.
Gallases used for trousers - braces (Gallows?)
eyefiddle (aghidh fidal) always used in Fethard of mask
quid a quid of tobacco, a bit to chew.
shin to 'shin' up a pole or bare tree-trunk.
slug a slug of milk, out of a mug.
sleamhac a sleawk of buttermilk
pleithóg gift of eggs from neighbour Shrove Tues.
sgolleeps sgolb. sticks used like hairpins, at thatching.aingish aindheiseór, poorly, a sprusán, weakling
sprusáns weak crop or small potatoestrí-na-chéile topsyturvy
buachallán big yellow flowering weed, in pastures.
Bulán open space or commons, (At Herrylock).
rib a rib of hair
Rabuis rawbush, rank weed, wild parsnip.
dúidín a doodyeen, Clay pipe, short broken stem.
reídhteac I must 'ready' my pipe. Translated
tráithnín I don't care a thrawnyeen.(continues on next page)
