Legends and Stories of Ireland, by Samuel Lover, [1831, 1834], at sacred-texts.com
Legends and Stories of Ireland, by Samuel Lover, [1831, 1834], at sacred-texts.com
ALPEEN--A cudgel.
BAD SCRAN--Bad food.
BAD WIN, BAD CESS--Malediction. Cess is an abbreviation of success.
BAITHERSHIN--It may be so.
BALLYRAG--To scold.
CAUREEN--An old bat. Strictly, a little old hat. Een, in Irish, is diminutive.
COLLEEN DHAS--Pretty girl.
COMETHER--Corruption, of "Come hither." "Putting his comether" means forcing his acquaintance.
GOMMOCH--A simpleton.
HARD WORD--Hint.
HUNKERS--Haunches.
KIMMEENS--Sly tricks.
MACHREE--My dear.
MAVOURNEEN--My darling.
MUSHA!--An exclamation, as "Oh, my!" "Oh, la!"
NOGGIN--A small wooden drinking vessel.
PHILLELEW--An outcry.
SPALPHEEN--A contemptible person.
STRAVAIG--To ramble.
ULICAN--The funeral cry.
WAKE--Watching the body of the departed previously to interment.
WEIRASTHRU!--Mary, have pity!