82 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. Bannel-tree, Kaivel-tree, ah, the cross-beam in a byre to which the cows' stakes are fastened ; hence a long thin person is called a ' rannel- tree,^ or is said to be ' as thin as a rannd-tree* Banners, ah, pi, wild indistinct dreams. Banty-berries, ah. rowan-tree berries. Batherly, or Betherly, adv. rather. Bausps, ah, pi. raspberries. Beam, v. to froth or foam, as a liqnor. Bed, (I) done work. * What time will you get red ? * (2) V. to put in order; to separate fighters. Beddin* kaim, ah^ a dressing-comb. Same as Back-oomb. Bedhead.
- Bed head, fiery skull,
Every hair in your head would tether a bull.' Said derisively to a red-haired person* Bed loanin', ah. the throat (inside). Bedshank, (1) a flowering plant, Polygonum Peraicariou {2 * Bun like a redshank,* t. e. as fast as you can. I suppose the reasnank is the wading bird so called, and not the human redshank, known to readers of the Irish wars. Bed the road I clear the way ! Bee, adj. fresh as a restive horse ; wanton* Bee^ ah. a rent or tear. Beeki ah. smoke ; the smell of peat smoke. Beel, V. to quiz or humbug. Beel-fltted, a<^'. clab-footed. Bee-raw, adj. untidy; confused. Beeve, v. to split wood by heat. * The sun will reeve it.' Bemember, v. to remind. * Well, sir, Til call in the morning and remember you about it.' Bemlety ah. a remnant. Bemoye, ah, the re-shoeing of a horse with the old shoes. Beneh, Bange, v. to rinse. Benlet, Bunlet» ah. a small barrel Besidenter, ah. an old inhabitant. Bet, V. to steep flax. Bex, V. to reach.
