A wee Ulster Scots glossary

Road signs could be in three languages

Newspaper article showing Theresa Browne, Evin Devenney, Leanne Gibson, Bernard Wray and Natasha Mitchell along with youth worker John Doherty and Donna Quinn of Taobh Tire at the launch of their new Ulster Scots dictionary. The book was launched in St Johnston by the Mayor of Donegal County Council, Enda Bonner, who is pictured with Cllr Tony McDaid, Jim Devenney, Deputy Chairperson of the Ulster Scots Agency. May 17th, 2007

The Letterkenny Post

Road signs could be in three languages
The Letterkenny Post

Road signs could be in three languages

Newspaper article showing Theresa Browne, Evin Devenney, Leanne Gibson, Bernard Wray and Natasha Mitchell along with youth worker John Doherty and Donna Quinn of Taobh Tire at the launch of their new Ulster Scots dictionary. The book was launched in St Johnston by the Mayor of Donegal County Council, Enda Bonner, who is pictured with Cllr Tony McDaid, Jim Devenney, Deputy Chairperson of the Ulster Scots Agency. May 17th, 2007

The Letterkenny Post

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Here are some words in Ulster Scots and their translation to English.

These words are still used in the locality of the Laggan today:-

Abin - above

Aboot - about

Brae - hill

Blabber - talk

Claes - clothes

Coddin - joking

Cuttie - young girl

Cub - young boy

Crabbit - cross, contrary

Dinne - do not

Frae - from

Gane - gone

Noo - now

Purdies - potatoes

Red Oot - clear out

Stap - stop

Wak - walk

Wain - young child (wee one).

Thanks to Evin, Teresa, Leann, Bernard and Natasha of the Ulster Scots Project Team at St Johnston & Carrigans Youth Project, and to Donna from the Taobh Tire project of Donegal County Library.