Scoil: Moville (B.) (uimhir rolla 14353)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. (gan teideal) (ar lean)

   “Here are some Gaelic words my mother used in her daily conversation ...”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   pure English words:-

   Sciobalta = Used sarcastically. If you visited a friend at his home and were entertained to tea and that the fare was not plentiful - she used say " didn't they do it SCIOBALTA = neat - sarcastically

   Maróg = A man's corporation. A man with a MARÓG

   Léabharóg = a hardy person

   Corróg = for a fat shapeless person

   Tubaist = bad luck

   Bac = a hinge

   Scrabaire = rough and ragged

   Cab = a long chin

   Beag a'mhaith = little good

   Gabaire = a prattler

   Cuid a' mhaith = go measardha

   Claigín = a brood of fowls

   Tóir = search and fuss - He made a great TÓIR over it, an expression I often heard from my mother

   Racán = row and also name for a bog stick
   He went to the bog to gather a bag of " RACANS ".

   Pracas = a gathering or horde - He share the PRACAS among them

   Biseach = meant as far as I could gather so many into a bargain - eggs for instance - a dealer who, when collecting eggs at a country shop, would count 11 dozen as 12 dozen - that is to say he gave payment of 12 doz for 11 dozen actual.

   Púicín - a bag

   Noggín = a tub or butt for collecting milk

   Ciotach = awkward - left handed

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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