School: Bailieboro (C.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 143
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- (continued from previous page)(20) He's very fond of PLAMÁS (soft talk)
(21) The men wear BÁINÍN(S) in the West
(white flannel coats of home spun)
(22) She's a lazy old STRAOLL (an untidy person)(23) Dont make a PRACAS of your dinner (a mess)(24) Turf is cut with a SLÉAGHAN (a slane)
(25) GRÉASADIDHE - a shoemaker - now mostly used as a nick name
(26) Gabha - a blacksmith - also used as a nickname at present
(27) A Mhic - used when addressing a little boy - "Come here, A Mhic."
(28) He's a big, lazy LIUDHAIDE of a fellow
(29) Cailleach1) an old woman
2) the word is also used to describe the shrivelled old seed potato which is found attached to the stalk when digging new ones.
(30) These are only PÓIRÍN(S) - very small potatoes used for pig feeding
(31) She has not GRÁDH for learning (love)
(32) Make a SCIORD of tea or a SCEALLÓG of tea.
(a small drop of tea)
(33) He has the CRÁDH CROIDHE badly (love-sickness)
(34) I had a great SEANCHUS with them ( a chat )(35) He lived in an old SHANTY (Sean-Tigh)(36) Look at that little CROCKAN - Cnocán (little hill)
(37) It is broken into SMITHEREENS - Smidiiríní
Collected by Mrs Kelly,
Henry St.,
Baileboro
- Collector
- Mrs Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
