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  1. Focail Gaeilge Fite Isteach sa Bhéarla sa Cheantar Seo

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    (Irish words and phrases that have been adapted into English speech.)
    (How used)

    1. Bán
    - The calves are out in the BÁN.
    ( generally- a small field in front of a house or a yard)
    2. Breasal
    He put (?) red BREASAL on the sheep = (raddle)
    3. Badach
    You are like a big BADACH of a farmer.
    4. Suim
    The man puts no SUIM in his children. = pays no attention to what the children tell him
    5. Corr - iasch
    A cor - iasch has very long legs.
    6. Dromán - He asked for the loan of a DROMÁN to put on the horse.
    7. Go leór
    They were eating and drinking GO LEOR
    8. Slíbhín
    That fellow is a right SLÍBHÍN. ( trs Slíbhín ceart)
    9. Tráithnín
    She doesn't care a TRÁITHNÍN.
    10. Duidín
    Smoking a DUIDÍN
    11. Grafóg
    Mick was stubbing bushes with a GRAFÓG

    An Grafóg (DRAWING OF SAME)
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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