Castlecuffe N.S.

Irish words we learned
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A vic -mo- cree (A mhicMo-chro) - Son of my heart
A vic (A mhic) -My son
Amadn -A fool
Alanna - mo - cree (Leanbh mo Chro) -Child of my heart.
Angashore -A contrary person
Artlucher (Earc luachair) -A Lizard
Borach -Bandy legged.
Bullan -Hollow in stone
Bawn (Bn) -Area around dwelling house
Barrogue (Barrg) -A waxed hempen cord
Brogue (brg -A boot or shoe
Bateen (baiti'n) -Striking part of flail
Buchaill (buachaill) -A boy
Bee-Bee (Ba -Calling turkeys
Banshee (bean s) -Fairy woman
Brnn -Something very hard
Bodhrn -A sieve or musical instrument
Bonnive (Banbh) -A young pig
Brosnach (Brosna) -A bundle of rotten sticks .
Bronogue -To grab at .
Boreen(Boithrn) -A little road.
Boggn (Bogn) -A soft egg.
Bs (Boss) -Striking part of hurley .
Bart (Beat) -Arm - full of hay or straw
Bean -a - t (Bean t) -Woman of the house
Bcan (Bacn) -A door or gate hinge
Bacach (Bacach) -A lame person
Bant (Madra imigh le bini) -A mad person
Bastn (Bastn) -A stupid vulgar person
Brus (Bruscn) -Debris.
Babg (Babg) -Baby.
Bacaidi (Bacide) -Shaky.
Bundn (Bundn) -Bottom.
Bodach (Bodach) -An Ignorant person.
Bainne (Binne) -A foolish fellow.
Brillns (Bruighlein) -Odds and ends.
Bairn (Birn breac) -Cake.
Breac -Barn Brack.
Cabog (Cabg) -An ignoramus.
Cibn (Caipn) -A shapeless old hat
Corrn (Corrn) -A hen coop.
Ceoln (Cedn) -A cry baby.
Clbar (Clbar) -Mud or mire.
Clibh (Clabh) -A basket.
Cibeal (Cibel) -Hub-bub.
Cruiskeen (Creisuiscn) -A jug.
Crbeen (Cribn) -A sheep or pigs foot.
Comelehawn -A foolish person.
Cant (ceant ,ceantil) -An auction.
Cogar (Cogar) -To whisper.
Caubeen (Caipn) -A cap.
Cota-mr (Cota-mr) -Over coat.
Carahwn (Cearr = wrong) -An ugly shaped person.
Canabn (Ceannabhn) -Bog-cotton.
Coreing (Cabhraonn) -Working -together.
Coineen (Coinn) -A Rabbit.
Crneen (Crinn) -A young salmon.
Cipin -A small bit of stick.
Colleen -A girl.
Cisen -Turf basket.
Cailleach -An old women or a witch.
Cruist -To throw stones at someone.
Ciotog -Left-handed.
Cearc -A hen.
Ceapg -A small plot of land.
Caorn -A small piece of turf.
Ciarg -A beetle.
Comheter -Influence.
Diabhal -The devil.
Dromn -A horse's back-strap.
Dussn -A swaggering person.
Dudeen -A pipe (smoking)
Durn -A fist -Full
Drs -Contents of pipe stem.
Dargodale -A cock -shafer.
Durneen -Small handle on scythe.
Droleen -A wren.
Daub -Wet yellow clay.
Dranntn -Snarling sound.
Fstar -To make a fuss.
Fraochn -Bilberry.
Flaithiulacht -Generosity
Fasg -Whiskers
Feac -A spade
Galluses -Braces.
Gansey -A Jersey.
Gum -A small bit of tobacco.
Garsun -A young boy.
Garlach -An UN-cared for child.
Grosach -Live embers.
Graumacht -Gloominess - surliness.
Griscn -Meat roasted on embers.
Grinneog -Hedge-hog.
Gramhsail -Grovsing.
Glic -Clever cunning.
Glib -Hair over the forehead.
Glm -To grasp or clutch.
Giog -Squeak.
Giob-Geab -To chatter or nag.
Gioblachn -A ragged person.
Gealt -A Lunatic.
Garroige -A short drill.
Govlogue -Forked stick .
Gibn -Spike on end of scythe handle .
Gab -A wire loop to close a gate
Glogar -A bad egg .
Grog -To tease a person .
Gabhil -An arm full .
Grisset -A small metal pan on three legs.
Gab -To chatter .
Gs -A stalk or sprig of heather .
Gearrn -A nag. Gelding.
Gr -Love.
Gob -Mouth.
Lios -Fairy fort.
Leac -Flagstone.
Lb -A loop or a noose.
Lubn -A loop anything bent.
Ldramn -A lazy useless person.
Meigeall -Goats beard.
Meitheal -Working party.
Marla -Marle clay.
Maol -Bald.
Meig -Cry of goat - to bleet.
Meas -A spell.
Mallavogue -To beat.
Madrain-rua -A fox
Mdh -Ill-luck
Miog -Cry of plover or Jack-snipe
Nuidi-naidi -A feather-headed person
Oinseach -Stupid or foolish women
Praiseach -Wild rape.
Priscn -Coarse apron.
Pirn -Small potato.
Plms -Flattery.
Piseog -Superstition.
Pusachn -A surly person.
Pookun -Mushroom.
Pincn -Minnow (fish).
Pilibn -Plover (bird).
Pign -Small wooden vessel.
Pocn -Male goat.
Pg -A kiss.
Poitn -Illicit whiskey.
Pusheen -A young rabbit.
Pus -Mouth.
Puc -To strike a ball with a hurley.
Rimis -Nonsense.
R-R -Confusion.
Ruaille-Buaille -Commotion.
Somahn -A foolish person.
Smeder -Heavy blow.
Smioirn -Fragment.
Slibhn -A sly person.
Smig -Chin.
Sponc -Coltsfoot (Hero).
Straoill -Un-tidy person.
Slen -Turf spade.
Sibn -Illicit drink house.
Sceilpe -A piece - To knock a piece out of.
Seoinn -One who apes foreign ways.
Snig -A sharp blow.
Sprus -Broken material.
Suim -Interest - To put no interest in.
Sleveen -A cringing person.
Scallop -A hazel rod used for thatching.
Scealln -Potatoes (Cut for seed).
Scech -Thorn bush.
Saileach or sally -Willow or oiser.
Stuacn -An obstinate person.
Straois -To sneer or grin.
Straille -A tall lazy person.
Spg -A flat clumsy foot.
Spailpn -A migratory worker .
Soc -A plough point .
Snas -Polish or shine.
Shuch -A pool of dirty water.
Scollogue -To conceal.
Somahn -A fork cock of hay.
Sagart -A priest
Shuiler -A tramp or traveller.
Seach -A turn at smoking pipe.
Sop -A wisp of grass.
Sceit -Sudden Fright.
Scraheen -Spade for cleaning turf bank.
Surgn -Chair seat made from straw rope.
Tre-na-ceile. -Mixed-up
Trloc -A pain in wrist.
Togher -A road through bog .
Treasna -Across
Teeveen -Thin leather used in bout uppers.
Tay -Tea
Tiuc-tiuc -Calling hen's and chickens.

Thanks to Paddy Heaney and Paddy Lowry
DAVID RIGNEY COLIN CONROY AND TOMS RUSSELL,