Bhí gach duine sa mbaile Rua ag déanamh a bheag nó a mhór i gcomhair an earraigh

[LTrehobo]

Does anyone know what Rua is in this context

or what this is

Dá mbeadh bheadh air scraith nó caonach a chur os a chion

[Héilics Órbhuí]

An Baile Rua is a place name, so sa mBaile Rua is just “in Baile Rua (Ballyroe)”. “Rua” usually means red (of hair), but it exists in several place names, i.e. an Ceathru Rua. I believe it usually comes originally from some sort of red-tinged heather or moss that is common there, but that is just something I heard once. I don’t know how accurate it is.

[LTrehobo]

that makes sense…he is talking about moss earlier so they must be doing the red moss in spring. He is telling me about making poitin in carraroe

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