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School: Tullogher, Ros Mhic Treoin (roll number 14648)

Location:
Tulachar, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
Mrs Winnie Murphy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0846, Page 419

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  1. Rhyme for Children (continued)

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    "Would you set a shoe?"
    "I would Sir, and nail it too,
    Nail, here (tipping sole of foot again) Nail,
    there Tick! tack! too! That shoe is one
    (another rhyme for small child page 14)
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Irish Words Used In Ordinary Conversation

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    put a "Méigín" on your sore finger
    Go up the "Bóigín" (bóithrín)
    He is only a Ceolán (weak little fellow)
    He had a "Dreaid" on him (frown or grin)

    Stop your Brillíneacht", said to children when grinning and making sport) (or skitting laughing)

    Chomh fallsa le muc - as lazy as a pig

    "Suff" on you, - Dirt or I dont like it
    Suff - a strong dislike
    often enlarged to "Suff, salach"
    Múlach (wet mud)
    Mallacht (curse)

    Re the expression "Suff" an English child named Sophia (christian) came to our school (Banada Convent, Co. Sligo) long ago.
    Sophia being a strange name, one child couldn't catch it correctly so she called her Suff. "Ayeh(?), no, but Suff on you, your dirty thing you", answered Sophia,
    Although born and reared in England her mother was from our locality, and so Sophia knew the meaning of "Suff", even though her accent was English.

    Said of a person who attended school a long time. She went to school all she said "Suff" Tired of it perhaps)

    See p. 128
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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