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pláigh air
a common curse
bocht
a common meaning is miserly, mean
deannóid
tá deannóidín beag fuar ann a cool sting in the air (especially in the evening with north wind)
buacall
a creeping plant growing in sand, somewhat like scutch-grass; it is used a' ceangailt na mbaoití ins na potaí (gliomach).
sleámóg
a dark-brown seaweed which hangs in long snake-like strips like a skirt cut with scissors; sleámógaí were formerly used for kelp, and were put out as manure for potatoes (though they gave too much tops). In Conamara they are called stiallachaí according to MMt, and cabhrlleach according to MCd.
saighean
ba mhór a' saighean é a great sight, a great show entirely
péice g'fhear
a half-fool of a man, a 'gom'
falc
falcannaí fómhair, autumn showers a heavy shower
portán iarainn
a huge crab, spread all round
giorla
a land measure, about a rood
dath na gcloch
cuireann sé dath buí ar an olainn (stocaí) a lichen-like scabby growth on stones used to dye wool
sionnachóir lae
a pet day, i.e. one fine day during a spell of wet weather
fiar
fiar tugthaí dhó, it put on a slant; ar fiar, on a slant a slant
stocán láidir go ghasúr
a strong sturdy stump of a lad
cailleach
a súgán rolled up