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School: Rashina, Athlone

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Rashinagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 229

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  1. Irish Words and Phrases that Have Been Adopted into the Popular English Speech of the Galltacht (continued)

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    Hí gé, hí muc - Off goose, off pig,
    Hí gabhair - Off goat
    Deoc, deoc, deoc - A drop, a drop said to call pigs
    Cait - Ó Cat
    Carraig a' chait - Rock of the cat
    Céad míle fáilte rómhat - A hundred welcomes before you
    Gearr an bóthar - Shorten the road
    Tá se punt aige orm - I owe him six pounds
    Go mairidh tú agus go gcaitidh tú - May you live and wear them
    Tabhair dom mo bhróga - Give me mo boots
    Clabhra - a stroke
    Smig - the chin
    Duirnín - the two little handles on a scythe
    Cáibín - an old hat
    Banbh - a young pig
    Tráithnín - a blade of grass
    Cranndahán - a miserable little boy
    Láidhe - a spade
    Amadán - a foolish person
    Óinseach - a simpleton
    Cláb - a large mouth
    Bróg - a boot
    Lug - the ear
    Gearr caile - a little girl
    Garsún - a boy
    Mí-ádh - misfortune
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