Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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GOWL (2)
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A fool, an unpleasant individual.
Use:
Don't be doing the gowl.
Don't be acting the fool.
Derivation:
See
Gowl
and also note 'Goll', 'Caoch' - blind, a perversion of Irish 'Dall' - blind. Bog Latin.
(MacAlister)
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