Dictionary Entries
sláimín
sláimín go bhean, a slovenly untidy "clot" of a woman; sláimín Saturday, a lazy bad housekeeper who leaves all her work, washing etc., over till Saturday.
scoith
scoith muid thú, we passed you out (on the road) (CN); scoith sí iad, thóig sí an rás orthú, she won the race from them (Sb).
sceataí
lá sceataí .i. lá dósta, lá a mbeith gaoth láidir is fearthainn chruaidh
scealb
scealab cloich' , píosa géar
scannail
is olc í an scannail sa gcóir ná san éagóir, g. to accuse someone of stealing something in the right or in the wrong (it gives scandal)
sás
is maith a' sás na cruic a tharraint, the hills are good to draw it (rain), they usually do
sáraigh
sháraigh siad mé (the calves) bested me, got the better of me, got away from me: used impersonally: sháraigh air aon bhean fháil, he failed to get any wife; a' sárú oram, contradicting me, arguing me down.
saoghal Éabha
ní bhainfeadh an saoghal Éabha anuas mé, the whole world; an saoghal Ádhaimh is similarly used.
samhlaigh
tá an intinn chéanna ag a' bhfear thoir agus ní shamhlóchá leis é, he has the same disposition (he'd take a knife to you) and you'd never think it of him
saighead (vb)
shaighead sé an madadh ionnam, he set the dog at me; a' saghdú madaidh, setting on, inciting a dog.
ruaibíní
(bhí) ruaibíní - mar adéarfá súilí do bhrógaí - is na curaigh seo - curaigh an dá éadan
roinn
an sagart agus a' póilí, tabhair a gcuid dóf' agus ná bíof aon roinn agad leóf, give them their due and have nothing more to do with them
roilleadh
ghá roilleadh héin (ar a' mbóthar), rolling itself (horse).
reithíneacht
tá an chaor' ar reithíneacht, the ewe is in season
reimhe
is raimhe fuil 'ná uisce