School: Tiercahan
- Location:
- Tircahan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Riain
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 316
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- 1. Amadán is a foolish kind of fellow.
2. Spideóg '' '' very thin poor child.
3. A hesgy (a taisge) '' said to coax a person to do any thing: or said in friendship.
4. A cailleach (cailleach) '' He is an old cailleac is he is a coward, or a bit of a woman.
5. Stad. He put a stad on him (stopped or prevent)
6. Bac. '' '' '' bac to me (didnt let me)
7. Staigí. She is a staigy (a big mopish girl)
8. Stuairí. '' '' '' sturey (a bold girl
9. Pruiteal. He '' '' pritchel (a small fat boy)
10. Screistea. He is an old scresta ('' lazy man)
11. Straoil She is '' '' strale (an untidy woman)
12. Bordach a creel.
13. Poíríns from póirín (wee poatoes or wee eggs)
14. praisgín (apron)
15. A mhamaí. Sit down a mhamaí (said to a person or child)
16. Buachaillín buidhe Yellow flowers.
17. Burdóg thorn flower
18. Sean foscadh A straw mat to the door to keep out the wind.
19. Clúdach She had a cludach (covering) on her head.
20. Luchraman He is an old luch-ra-man (too much to say)
21. Risín She '' '' '' Rísín (said to a girl or woman)
22. Grís Ashes with hot cinders through them
23. Spágach big footed: spág = a foot
24. Dol a loop: gad = put a gad handle in a creel
25. Sugán He had a sugan on the horse (a seat)(continues on next page)
