coolecannan

Yola

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish cál ceannann. Cognate to English colcannon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔːɫ.kaˈnɔːn/

Noun

coolecannan

1. A mixed dish of winter greens and potatoes, butter and pepper, similar to colcannon.
   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 94:

     Maade a nicest coolecannan that e'er ye did zee.

     Made the nicest coolecannan that ever you did see.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 31