Westport 'Cant'

Extract from Chapter 3
'Westport The Tear and The Smile' by Joe McNally

The following 'Cant' list might give you an idea of the local Westport dialect you will encounter through the pages.

Cove/Covey Clem Lettie/Cassie To Joss it Joss Shades or Shadeógs Skiv Rowl A Layin' Hen Wheeze/Whid Queered Luke/Nanty Crush Bunce Donor A Lay Quack Lamp Lamped The Lid	A Westportite Bad - No Good A house or home Is to Die In animal terms, is a useless or no good animal Gardai A House Servant girl A wind up / coddin' A working wife - outside the home Ask - Play Up - Tell Finished - Useless Say Nothing - Be Quiet Move Money Girl A Drink Doctor Look or see while Is to be caught Jail
A Sham	Generally referred to the Castlebar boys who came over to the local dances whiddin' the local Donors
Rum Wide Cade E Carnish	Good or Sound To understand or to be cute or wise to a thing A Cap Meat

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