Amadaun, a fool (man or boy), a half-fool, a foolish person. Irish _amadán_, a fool: a form of _onmitán_; from _ón_, a fool: see _Oanshagh_.

American wake; a meeting of friends on the evening before the departure of some young people for { 211} America, as a farewell celebration. (See my 'Old Irish Folk-Music and Songs,' p. 191.)

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Amplush, a fix, a difficulty: he was in a great amplush. (North and South.) (Edw. Walsh in Dub. Pen. Journal.)

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Amshagh; a sudden hurt, an accident. (Derry.)

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Ang-ishore; a poor miserable creature--man or woman. It is merely the Irish word _aindeiseóir_. (Chiefly South.)

Any is used for _no_ (in _no more_) in parts of West and North-west. 'James, you left the gate open this morning and the calves got out.' 'Oh I'm sorry sir; I will do it any more.' This is merely a mistranslation of _níos mo_, from some confused idea of the sense of two (Irish) negatives (_níos_ being one, with another preceding) leading to the omission of an English negative from the correct construction--'I will _not_ do it anymore:' _Níos mo_ meaning in English 'no more' or 'any more' according to the omission or insertion of an English negative.

Aree often used after _ochone_ (alas) in Donegal and elsewhere. _Aree_ gives the exact pronunciation of _a Righ_, and _neimhe_ (heaven) is understood. The full Irish exclamation is _ochón a Righ neimhe_, 'alas, O King of heaven.'

Arnaun or arnaul, to sit up working at night later than usual. Irish _airneán_ or _airneál_, same meaning.

Aroon, a term of endearment, my love, my dear: _Eileen Aroon_, the name of a celebrated Irish air: vocative of Irish _rún_ [roon], a secret, a secret treasure. In Limerick commonly shortened to _aroo_. 'Where are you going now _aroo_?'

{ 212} Art-loochra or arc-loochra, a harmless lizard five or six inches long: Irish _art_ or _arc_ is a lizard: _luachra_, rushes; the 'lizard of the rushes.'

Ask, a water-newt, a small water-lizard: from _esc_ or _easc_ [ask], an old Irish word for water. From the same root comes the next word, the diminutive form--

Askeen; land made by cutting away bog, which generally remains more or less watery. (Reilly: Kildare.)

Asthore, a term of endearment, 'my treasure.' The vocative case of Irish _stór_ [store], treasure.