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School: Cluain Mór (1), Baile an Droichid

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Clonmore, Co. Carlow
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Séamus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 108

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  1. Irish Words and Unusual Terms Used in the Clonmore School Area (continued)

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    Crág - " a CRÁG of meal " the full of the two hands
    Cooby - cow with COOBY horns - ( bent )
    Skivver - thin piece of stick. " Put a SKIVVER in the rick and tie the rope to it " ( a thin cut of bread )
    Slish - a Striall - an untidy person
    Ass-kur - a lizard
    Lus-cana - bushes that have been burnt for some time. " Get a bundle of luscana "
    Cámar - It didn't take a CÁMAR out of him. ( It did not upset him a bit )
    Meeg - Stir, " There wasn't a MEEG out of it "
    Rawn - " He made a RAWN at it " ( a grab )
    Moy-yah ( mar eadh ) as it were (?)
    Knacker - " knacker him " , catch him
    Boul ( ball ) - " BOUL over this evening ( ramble ) I think I'll boul off
    Jibbets - rags " my coat's in jibbits "
    Skreed - " I havn't a SKREED on me " ( bad clothes )

    Báish-a cun - ( shouting ) " don't be BÁISH-A-CUN the dog, but go after the cows yourself "
    BRÍSH ( i sounded eye ) foolish talk, " Ah! brish ", ah rubbish!
    Dhulk - a fistful
    Lummock - " a LUMMOCK of bread " ( lump )
    Skit - " He's a regular SKIT ", he's always making fun of people
    Puis-een - one always crying
    Smid-ir-eens - small pieces, he broke it into SMIDEREENS
    Gan-uch - the first dust of oatmeal when grinding
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