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 * Palm; the yew-tree, 184.


 * Pampooty; a shoe made of untanned hide. (West.)


 * Pandy; potatoes mashed up with milk and butter. (Munster.)


 * Pannikin; now applied to a small tin drinking-vessel: an old English word that has fallen out of use in England, but is still current in Ireland: applied down to last century to a small earthenware pot used for boiling food. These little vessels were made at Youghal and Ardmore (Co. Waterford). The earthenware pannikins have disappeared, their place being supplied by tinware. (Kinahan.)


 * Parisheen; a foundling; one brought up in childhood by the parish. (Kildare.)


 * Parson; was formerly applied to a Catholic parish priest: but in Ireland it now always means a Protestant minister.


 * Parthan; a crab-fish. (Donegal.) Merely the Irish partan, same sound and meaning.


 * Parts; districts, territories:—'Prince and plinnypinnytinshary of these parts' (King O'Toole and St. Kevin): 'Welcome to these parts.' (Crofton Croker.)


 * Past; 'I wouldn't put it past him,' i.e. I think him bad or foolish enough (to do it).


 * Past; more than: 'Our landlord's face we rarely see past once in seven years'—Irish Folk Song.


 * Pattern (i.e. patron); a gathering at a holy well or other relic of a saint on his or her festival day, to pray and perform rounds and other devotional acts in honour of the patron saint. (General.)


 * Pattha; a pet, applied to a young person who is brought up over tenderly and indulged too much:—'