School: Lisdoonan
- Location:
- Lisdoonan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac an Éanaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0930, Page 200
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x tacairneoir = One who can forage well.
x tacair = To (foa) forage, gather, get anything that’s going.
sibín shébeen = a house in which drink was sold without a licence.
sliogan = a worn-out boot.
x sráman = A very coarse, ignorant man.
paltóg = A bukly garment, a blow in the ear, a badly baked cake.
sapóg = The handful of straw or rushes twisted at the head used in thatching.
crowl = a small, insignificant, unmannerly person. “ A crowl on a creepie looks nothing.’
giodam = Humour, giddiness “He was in great giodam over it.”
gob = The mouth. also used as a name for field coming to a point.
táirsidhe = A careless, untidy, slow moving(continues on next page)
