See wu on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 5:",
"text": "Wu canna baar to gow aveel,",
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