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School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)

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Leacht Tíog, Co. Laoise
Teachers:
Brigid Keane Brighid Ní Chatháin
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    “glib - a strand of hair hanging across the brows.”

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    Cronán - a little song
    Dranntán - any song

    Comhar - (Koor) - joint labour on farm - "kooring" very usual on small holdings or "one-horse" farms

    Deor - a little sup - "not a deor in the pot"
    Steall - a dash of milk, etc.

    Deoc - a "draw" of the pipe. It was formerly customary for the men to hand the pipe around each man taking his "DEOCH or "draw"
    Dreas - a "draw" of pipe = deoch
    Dreas - a hand at the churn
    Dreas - a jaunt or ride on car, hay-slide, etc.

    Dul - dhull - knots of hair in brush
    Dalc - a thick junk of bread
    Smolc - a mouthful of anything
    Ciarán - caortháinn = (keer-awn) little bits of turf
    Brioghalláin(s) Brill y awns - worthless furniture
    Leadhb - (ly-aye-ab) Slice of piece of cloth cut off

    Faillighe - a state of neglect as the house was in a faillighe
    An old faillighe of a bed

    Spúdar - small bits of coal or broken turf
    Cialar / Cíléir - wooden tub for butter - falling into disuse
    Snabóg - candle made of rushes wrapped in greased (?)
    Gríosach - greeshah - red ashes
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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