School: Kilnaleck (B.)

Location:
Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0994, Page 082

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  1. Sgruit - "he's only a Sgruit" - "Pat sold a few sgruits of Pigs
    Crab - (crabadán) - an "old-fashioned" young person
    Ránaidh - a delicate puny person
    Boilistín - stout garur - "a little boilistin of a lad"
    Spríosán - a crying person
    Sgallóid - a tormenting person
    Bolsgaire - a shameless boaster or praiser
    Scrachaille - a tall untidily-dressed man
    Piceog - a person who pries into others' affairs

    "Geammy" - "he's geammy" - he is defective in sight or speech or gout(?)

    Straoill - an untidy woman
    Reangalaighe - a big tall, bony woman or man
    Plásaidhe - a flatterer
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Peter Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan