Irish English Tags Audio
cuan cuan pisíní litter (of pups or kittens) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
brochán limpets boiled with flour focailfholaithe Log in to hear
céim bhí céim ann, bhí sé bacach; céim bhacaíl', a lame step limp focailfholaithe Log in to hear
sraith sra' ghainí, light loamy soil with sand through it (TmB); ar a' tSra' riabhach, n.loc., on the top of Cnoc a' tearmainn, ó thuaidh ón 'look-out' (an áit ar mharaigh fear go Chathánach an rón) (PsC). level ground focailfholaithe Log in to hear
boglus leaves of ragwort focailfholaithe Log in to hear
bliain chorr chaon cheathrú bliain a bhíons bliain chorr ann. leap-year focailfholaithe Log in to hear
rachtáil a' rachtaíl gáirí laughing loudly in outburst focailfholaithe Log in to hear
deireannach an ceann deireannach gon tSathairne, late Saturday evening lately, of late focailfholaithe Log in to hear
ceathramha caorach lamb's quarter, common orache (D); slat a' fás ins na fataí, ar thalamh gainí; á bruith ar fheóil, it is boiled with meat (CN); called 'fat hen' in England (PsC). focailfholaithe Log in to hear
lúth This is not a word I have heard in Erris, but it is common in the Hiberno-English of Westmeath-Longford: the ewe is putting out her loo, i. has prolapsed uterus; cf. Ó Cadhain, An Braon Broghach, notes, pp. 30, 32 lamb-bed focailfholaithe Log in to hear
oirthear laithe 'r n-a n-órthaí, next day but one. focailfholaithe Log in to hear
luibh a' chraip knapweed focailfholaithe Log in to hear
stealladh kicking, lashing, i.e. horse kicking with both hind legs focailfholaithe Log in to hear
ceartharnach heard only in the very common proverb 'is fada an saol ceatharnaigh bliain' (MCd); dá mbeitheá ag caint ar rud a dhéanamh, déarfaí leat é (MC); 'up today and down tomorrow', therefore do not say what you'll do in the future, you may not be able to do it, you may not be alive Cf. SFC, 2386 kern, mercenary (?) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
bead is the call word used when calling a single goose (to food) focailfholaithe Log in to hear