ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. 35 Eel oilf sh, used as a cure for deafness. Eel flkint, sh. these are used for bandages for sprains, and are sup- posed to possess a curative property ; they are bound round the hurt wet and slimy, just as they are taken on the eels. Eel-skin is also iiseid for' the ' hooden,' or < mid-kipple ' of a flail. Eken an' ens, sh. odds and ends ; small scraps of things turned to account * Ekes an* ens rise to something if you j ust put them together.'
- Between ekes an* ens Fto managed this.*
Elder, sh, a cow's udder. Elk, sh. a term for the wild swan (Harris, Hist co. Down), Elsm, sh. a shoemaker's awl. End. ' From end to one ' = from one end to the other ; throughout. ' Pye cleaned the hedge from e^id to one.' ' The story's known firom end to one through the whole place.' Endeayonr, sh, an attempt ; one's utmost. To do one's endeavour = to try earnestly. ' He come in, an' they done their whole endeavour to get him out.' ' Make an endeavour to do it.' End'i erran'. ' On one end's erran*, on one single purpose or errand. Enengh between melts and rounds, i. e. between one thing and another : the allusion is to the milt and roe of herrings. Engrained, Ingrained, v. A very dirty-looking person is said ' to have the dirt engrained into his skin.' Eiqain, Iiyain, sh. an ingenious thing. ' That's a great enjoin.^ Entertainment, sh, lodging and food. ' Entertainment for man and beast/ a notice. Entry month, sh. the end of an entry or lane, where it opens upon a street. Ere yesterday, sh. the day before yesterday. Erran', sh. an errand. ' If A mak an erran* tae yer face, it 'ill no be tae kiss ye,' said in anger. Erroek, sh. a young hen. Espibawn, sh. the ox eye, Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Etamal, adj. infernal. ' He's an eternal villain.' Compare Shake- speare, * The eternal devil.' Ettle, V. to intend. Even, V. to impute. ' Would you even the like of that to me.' Even ash, sh. an ash-leaf with an even number of leaflets, used in a kind of divination. The young girl who finds one repeats the words — '* This even ash I hold in my han', The first I meet is my true man.'* She then asks the first male person she meets on the road, what his Christian uame is, and this will be the name of her future husband. D 2
