Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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SHELLITYHORN
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Snail. Description of snail as in verse recited by children.
Use:
'Shellity, shellity horn, Stick out your four black horns'.
Derivation:
'Seillide' - a snail.
(Quin)
. Note 'Shelmidy'.
(Ó h-Éaluithe)
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