Storm on the Island Flashcards
1
Q
Stormont
A
Irish parliament
2
Q
squat
A
short and fat
3
Q
sink
A
put below ground
4
Q
slate
A
Flat slabs of rock used for tiles
5
Q
wizened
A
wrinkled
6
Q
stooks
A
bales of hay
7
Q
prove
A
be
8
Q
raise
A
make a noise
9
Q
gale
A
high wind
10
Q
pummels
A
hits repeatedly
11
Q
flung
A
thrown
12
Q
spray
A
water spray
13
Q
savage
A
wild
14
Q
strafes
A
shoots
15
Q
salvo
A
shots
16
Q
bombarded
A
hit repeatedly
17
Q
The Troubles
A
Constant fights between Protestant and Catholic Irish in the 1980’s
