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primary school:elementary school—junior infants to sixth class.

playschool:pre-school/nursery.

junior infants:equivalent to kindergarten.

senior infants:equivalent to second year of kindergarten.

first class:equivalent to first grade.

second class:equivalent to second grade.

third class:equivalent to third grade.

fourth class:equivalent to fourth grade.

fifth class:equivalent to fifth grade.

sixth class:equivalent to sixth grade.

puking your ring out:vomiting.

pure:very.

pure daycent:excellent.

pure scanty:extremely mean.

rank:not good.

raw baby:a brand-new baby.

Rebel County:nickname for County Cork.

relax. Johnny’s got ya covered:condom.

ridey:a good-looking person.

Rolos:popular brand of chocolate.

rosary, removal, burial:the three days of a Catholic funeral in Ireland.

runners:trainers/sneakers.

Sacred Heart:the name of Shannon, Joey, Darren, Claire, Caoimhe, Lizzie, Tadhg, Ollie, Podge, and Alec’s mixed primary school.

same mare, different jockey:same mother, different fathers.

sap:sad/pathetic.

scaldy:something disgusting.

scanty:doing something mean.

Scoil Eoin:the name of Johnny, Gibsie, Feely, Hughie, and Kevin’s all-boys primary school.

scoring:kissing.

scut:rascal.

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