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[From Peel Plays, 1908]
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Arrane |
A song or ballad. |
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Beg or Veg |
Little. |
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Bogh |
Poor-term of endearment. |
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Bonnag |
Bread baked on the hearth. |
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Bons |
Bits of stick, charred gorse, &c., gathered for kindling a fire. |
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Carvel |
A carol. |
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Chibber |
A well. |
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Chiollagh |
Hearth-stone. |
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Cooag |
The Cuckoo. |
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Cooish |
Confidential chat or discourse. |
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Couth |
The cold. |
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Cushag |
Ragwort. |
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Eirey |
Heir. |
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Faie |
Field near dwelling house. |
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Foawr |
Giant. |
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Garvel (for 'Cabbyl') . |
A horse |
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Gairey |
Rough pasture land grown over with gorse. |
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Glass |
Grey, or green. |
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Gard |
Heather-rope. |
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Jeel |
Harm. Mischief. |
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Kirree |
Sheep. |
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Keill |
Small ancient chapel or cell |
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Lhiannoo |
A child. |
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Loaghtan |
The brown mountain sheep |
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Lumpers |
Boys and girls. Probably a sailors' word. |
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Mannin or Vannin |
Isle of Man. |
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Ma three |
My heart. |
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MeeinorVeen |
Fine, soft-term or endearment. |
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Millish or Villish |
Darling. |
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Mie or Vie |
Good. |
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Mhellia |
Harvest-Home. |
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Mollyndroat |
"Son of the Druid," a magician |
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Moar |
Great. |
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Nogh |
To-night. |
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Oie |
Eve. |
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Eve of the Feast of Mary. Christmas Eve |
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Rhullick |
Burial ground. |
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Sceddan |
Herring. |
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Sniaghthey |
Snow. |
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Sooree |
Courting. |
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Speeikin |
Peeping. |
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Soo |
Sewn. |
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Tramman |
Elder Tree. |
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Tholtan |
Ruined cottage or barn. |
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Treih |
Sad. |
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Traa-di-liooar |
Time enough. |
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Ushag |
A bird. |
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