Abstract: Story collected by Cornelius Doherty, a student at Naomh Colm Cille (Craigtown?) school (Magheradrumman, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Mc Gonagle.
Original reference: 1116/1/22
School Naomh Colm Cille (Craigtown?) [Vol. 1116, Chapter 0001]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Donegal Schools
Irish Words in English in Carndonagh District [duchas:4419563]
The man gave the boy a bosog on the cheek. What mee-adh came over Patricia when she broke her arm. There is a gliogar in that egg. The girl went on her ceilidh to a neighbour's house. The frock was torn in libbins[?] when the woman looked at it. Give me over the maide-briste till I lift the coal. It was a terrible tubaiste when the house was burned. The boy went out to gather brosna. The woman put a gopan of salt in the porridge. The man broke the bacan belonging to the goat's tether.
Irish Words in English in Carndonagh District [duchas:4419574]
The beggar was smoking a wee duidin of a pipe. It is John's shall at the mill next. The hen laid a bogan this morning. There is a great gar over the country that Mary Callaghan is going to get married. The beggar asked the woman for a graineen of tea. Come here a haisge till I give you a sweet. The poor woman lived in a shanty of a house. You are a good gasur said the old woman. The girseach went to the town for meal. The boy ate like a gorb when he got home. The old woman had a taisge when she got home from America.
Irish Words in English in Carndonagh District [duchas:4419585]
What is Betty caoining about? The pig is in the cro. Take the child a feirin from the town. The man got a great gunk when he found the woman had no money. The man had a crapan on his neck. There was a great tor when the man found the crock of gold. My mother left the teapot sitting in the greesach. What has Annie the car on her for. You have a great lot of gab to-day Mary, says the old woman. John has on a liobar because he is not pleased.
Irish Words in English in Carndonagh District [duchas:4419594]
That woman heard a ben-shee one night. Give me them cipinee till I light the fire. The woman makes the brahan every night.
Original reference: 1116/1/22
Irish Words in English in Carndonagh District
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