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School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)

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An Leac Dhearg, Co. na Gaillimhe
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Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0097

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    Slac - hunting out the ducks
    Hurais - calling the pigs

    " Deas anall " - If the cows did not stand for the women long ago they used to say " Deas anall " and then the cows would stand

    Maróg - sweet foot
    Smuc - what you would say to hunt out the pigs
    Scut - what you would say to hunt out the cat
    Scearc - what you would say to hunt out the hens
    Slact - tidy
    Coilleac - a cock
    Ceann - a head
    Srón - a nose

    Smig - a chin
    Cosa - feet
    Carsán - hoarsness
    Créatúr - a creature
    Dhistín - calling the chickens
    Citeóg - your left hand
    Deasóg - your right hand
    Trálac - a pain in the wrist

    Codhladh drúdhlacht - your foot to be asleep

    Gleorán - a weed in hay
    Lacht - a heap of stones
    Glugar - a bad egg
    Mí-ádh - misfortune
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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