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School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown

Location:
Rathmeague, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 378

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    Kearkish - call to hens
    Sop of hay - fist of grass
    Drom a drewer - back of old cow
    Brúseach - bad language
    Sciolláins - small potatoes
    Fuarán - weed like dock
    Rúiseán - wild person
    Gábeen - fool
    Drig - drop (small amount)
    Besam - brush made from heather
    Bugawn - potato killed with frost

    Rawn - Shieráun - made a drive at anyone

    Melírcín - chilbain?
    Ciaróg - earwig
    Kish - assload of turf

    Peveen - one noted musical instrument made from straw

    Ceolawn - small man
    Snoudeen - small insect
    Clubhán - weed
    Pracás - foolish man
    Slut(?) - a diprush
    Tusach - tuft of course grass
    Driblin - small drop
    Wattle - part of sidelang on sheep
    Leanbh - child
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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