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School: Ballydurrow

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Ballaghdorragh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Hadarnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0998, Page 362

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  1. Irish Words Used by the People of this District in Everyday Conversation

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    Jack Snipe is called MIONNÁIN AEIR and when people heard him they said good weather was coming.
    A soft egg, that is one without a shell, was called a BOGÓG.
    A weak person was called a SEANGÁN.
    A noise in a rotten egg was called a GLÓG.
    A lump of butter was called a MEASCÁN.
    A foal about a year old was called a CLIOBÓG
    A little potato was called a POIRÍN.
    A person who is very often sick is said to be a TRAOCÁN.
    A person gloomy or morose was said to be GRUAMDHA whilst a big strong soft lump of a fellow was called a SUMACÁN.
    A person who has a stammer or halt in his speech was called a MANNTAIRE and a foolish untidy person was called a LEIBIDE
    A GIOBÁN was a porringer placed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. glossaries (~227)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Philomenia Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Hetherton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghdorragh, Co. Cavan