http://www.drum.ie/about/townlands/clon ... h-languageCollected circa 1989:
Focail Gaeilge a bailíodh i gceantar Chluain Eamhain i 1989
Irish Words Collected in the Clonown Area in 1989
*= words still in use
Characteristics of people (almost all abusive!)
Amadán* - Fool.
Bac, bacach* - Lame person.
Balbhán - Dumb person.
Bodach - Surly persion. He is a surly bodach.
Bodhrán - Deaf person.
Cantalach - Contrary.
Caoineoir - Crying woman at a wake (pr. keener).
Citeog* - Left-handed person.
Clúrachán = Undersized puny person.
Crantachán* - A wretch (not in dict.).
Créatúr* - Creature. The poor créatúr.
Cruiteachach - Stooped.
Cruiteachán - Stooped, miserable person.
Domán or Dúmán - Slow-witted person (not in dict.).
Fág a' baile - Leave at home: the poor old fág a' baile!
Glic* - Shrewd or cunning.
Gligín - A giddy, flighty girl.
Lúdramán* - A lazy person.
Mí-adhnach* - Unlucky person.
Miseán* - A distuber of a person (not in dict.).
Misniúil - Courageous. He is a misniúil person.
Pleidhce* - Fool.
Pucán/pocán* - Strong ugly person (not in dict.).
Síóg* - A puny person.
Siúlaí - Tramp.
Slíbhín* - Sly person.
Spideog* - Little wiry person.
Straoill* - Slovnly person.
Sreathaille - Slut.
Tuathalach* - Awkward.
The Body
Ailp - Bite. The dog took an ailp out of me.
Clab* - Open mouth.
Clab mór - Person with a lot to say.
Cruit* - Hump, hunched shoulders. Take that cruit off you.
Cúl* - Back. She has a lovely cúl of hair.
Cúl do chinn - Back of your head.
Dorn - Fistful.
Dread - Toothy grin.
Dúdóg - A blow in the ear.
Fuainnín* - Numb fingers.
Gabháil* - Armful (pr. goal). Bring in a gabháil of turf.
Glám* - Fill of two hands together. A glám of flour.
Glibín* - Loose trees of hair.
Gob* - Mouth.
Leadóg* - Clout, skelp. I'll give you a leadóg in the puss.
Liobair* - A crying pouty face.
Liobair cum Smuit - Sulky, angry look.
Mairtín gág - Sore chapped feet (Mairtín gágach in dict.).
Mant* - Gap in teeth.
Méagram* - Dizzy head.
Oighreach* - Sore legs from cold or chafing;
Plobaire - Fat. ró-phlobaire - too fat.
Pus* - Mouth.
Spág* - Foot.
Tráille, Táille* - Swelling on wrist (differs from word in dict.).
Farming, Turf
Brídeog* - Scarecrow (the meaning is not in the dict.)
Brosna* - Fule referring to turf. Bring in a brosna of turf.
Bróigín - Part of Sleán.
Caorán* - Clod of turf.
Cis - Large basket for cart where banbhs were placed before being sold.
Ciseán - Basket.
Ciseog - Large wicker tray for straining potatoes. Potatoes were put on dinner table on the ciseog.
Clabhar* - Mud, soft muck.
Clais - Place between drills in a field.
Cliabh* - Large basket.
Coichín, coitín* - Handcock of hay.
Coinleach - Stubble field.
Colpán - Handle of flail.
Críol - Creel.
Dallóg - Blind put on a cow.
Doirneán - As much hay as can be cut with a scythe (not in dict.).
Doirnín - Hand grip of a scythe.
Fear beag - Scarecrow.
Gad - Rope tied over top of a load.
Glac - (pr. lock) Large quantity. A lock of turf, potatoes.
Gróigín* - Footing of turf.
Laí - Spade (pr. lee).
Láí* - Spade (pr. loy).
Meitheal* - Work party for threshing etc.
Mudhlach - Soggy mass.
Plodach* - Muddy ground.
Poc or Puc* - Useless turf at the top of the bog (not in dict.).
Pucán* - Blind for a cow.
Scolb* - Looped stick made of willow hazel or briar for thatching (pr. scallop).
Scib - The same meaning as for ciseog above.
Sleán* - Implement for cutting turf.
Spáid, Spáide* - White turf on top of bog.
Spairt* - Wet soggy turf.
Splincín - Nose of cot (boat).
Sraitheog - Sod of turf that is not cut properly (not in dict.).
Súgán - Straw rope. Ass's collar.
Plants
Beacán bearraigh - Mushroom.
Briosclan - Silverweed.
Brúitlín* - Mashed potato.
Buachalán* - Ragworth.
Cealaí* - Colcannon.
Ceannabhán* - Bog cotton.
Caora caorthain* - Rowan berries (pr. keary kearns).
Cuasán* - Hollow in potato.
Dris, driseog* - Briar.
Fás aon oíche - Muchroom.
Fraochán* - Bilberry (pr. frohan).
Múnóg - Small potato (not in dict.).
Póicín, póithín, póitín* - Little potato.
Praiseach* - Charlock. Also means a mess, e.g. mash in a pot.
Sceallán - Potato set, part with an eye.
Sop - Small piece of straw.
Tráithnín* - Blade of grass. I didn't give a traithnín for it.
Tromán* - Elder buch.
Animals, fish, birds, insects
Bogóg - Soft egg with no shell.
Banbh* - Piglet.
Cuileog - Horse fly.
Easóg - Weasel.
Glugar* - Infertile egg.
Gráinneog* - Hedgehog.
Gríscín - Giblet of pig.
Líbín* - Minnow.
Pilibín* - Plover.
Pincín* - Minnow.
Píobaire na ngríosach - Cricket.
Pocán - Goat.
Puisín - Kitten.
Scearthán - Tick.
Sicín* - Chicken.
Around the House
Ailpín - Stick. He took an ailpín to me.
Baitín - Walking stick.
Buaile - Grassy area in front of house.
Buailtín - Stick, pounder, part of flail.
Cliabhán - Cradle.
Cipín - Little stick.
Créatúr* - Whiskey. A drop of the créatúr.
Deoch - Drink. Deoch a' Dorais - Drink on entering.
Deoir - Drop.
Dúidín* - Pipe.
Gríosach - Ashes.
Luideog - Scrap. A luideog of bread.
Lasaid - Kneading board for bread.
Raic* - Comb - to raic on's hair.
Scálóg - Large mixing bowl.
Scléip - Festive evening.
Sleachtar - Rubbish heap (not in dict.).
Snas* - Shine.
Stóilín* - Stool
Tigín* - Little house.
Clothes
Bróg* - Shoe.
Cáibín, caipín* - Cap.
Carbhat - Neck tie.
Cleabhtaín - Nappy (not in doct.).
Galluses* - Braces (gealasacha)
Geansaí* - Jumper.
Práiscín - Apron made of sacking.
Places
Báisín* - A moss covered hole in the bog containing water.
Bán - Flat piece of land near house.
Bogán* - Soft ground.
Bóirín, bóithrín* - A little road.
Caladh* - River meadow.
Cos* - Small bridge.
Garraí* - Garden.
Gort* - Fielf.
Léana* - Low-lying grassy place.
Marl bán - Mud containing shells beside the river.
Póirse* - Narrow laneway.
Polca - Place where farm equipment is parked (not in dict.).
Sconsa* - Mearing beside a drain.
Scarbh* - Spongy bog land by stream.
Síbín* - Illicit place for selling whiskey.
Srufán, scuthán* - Stream.
Suamair* - Swamp, quagmire in the bog.
Súileog - Small hole in the bog (this meaning is not in dict.).
Trála* - Land uncovered when folld has subsided. Trá tuile?
Turlach - Winter lake. Ponds left when folld has subsided.
Expressions
Be gone to the diabhal out of my way. (Diabhal - devil)
Be gone to the diabhal you dirty olcán! - Said to cattle.
Do chorp don diabhal. - Curse used on contrary cattle.
Mí-adh ceo. - Ill luck, misfortune.
Mí-adh and anró - misfortune and hardship.
Macaí Dea - Son of the father.
Beadaí, beadaí. - Said to geese.
Mar dhea. - By the way.
As go brách. - Away with _. Tell us a story. As go brách.
Magadh de asal. - Person who is a bit of a clown.
Mo dhuine - a mhic, a ghrá, a stóir mo chroí*
Féar gorta* - Hunger. My informant told me that shw always gets the féar gorta at a certain point on the Egan's Road.
Féire gleinte - The word that I was given sounded like this but I could not find anything like in in the dictionary. According to my informant it means the will-o'-the-wisp.
Dia linn* - Said when somebody sneezes.
Go leor* - Sufficient.
Sí gaoithe* - Blast of wind.
Trína Chéile* - Raving
Bearna Baoil - Danger
Fáilte* - Welcome.
Ribhe Days - Spell of cold weather at the end of March and the beginning of April (ribheach in dict.).
Go mbeirimis beo - Said e.g. when eating the first potatoes of the season.
Slán* - Goodbye.
Dún do chlab* - Shut your mouth.
Miscellaneous
Brón* - Sorrow. He has no brón on him.
Cailín* - Girl.
Corp - Body. Used in Corphouse where there was a wake.
Flaithiúil* - Generous.
Flúirseach* - Plentiful.
Fústar* - Fidget,; fustering; fidgeting.
Gasún* - Boy.
Giog, miog - Sound. He hadn't a giog or a miog out of him.
Lag - Weak. I'm as lag as a gosling.
Meas* - Respect. I have no meas on it (note the direct translation from Irish - Níl meas agam air.).
Pisreog* - Superstition.
Plámás* - Flattery.
Póirceáil - Searching.
Ráiméis* - Rubbish. You're talking a lot of rubbbish.
Ritheach - Run, dash. The dog made a ritheach for me.
Seafóid* - Nonsense. Seafóiding - Speaking nonsense.
Siocán - SLight frost.
Slog* - Swallow.
Smidirín* - Little bit.
Suim* - Interest. I have no suim in it.
Taibhse - Ghost.
Uatamáil* - Searching.
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