Dictionary Entries

giortaigh

giortaigh an bóthar, shorten the road; this is what the Gobán Saor's daughter-in-law told his son to do

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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gaoiséal

tarnneó mé na gaoiséil asad, I'll pull the wind-pipe out of you

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foiliucht

they were going to school till they were big boys and girls - bhí a fhoiliucht /el ´ǝxd/ orthú, bhí siad i n-a scoláirí maithe, sign's on them, they were good scholars (PR).

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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fobha

a' tabhairt fobha duithe, a' ligean a' ghráin aicí, a' grán a ligean síos sa mbró (when grinding corn)

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fiatalach

tá fiatalach air, it is going to be wild, rough, stormy (at sea); young lads liked to hear this: they would not have to go out fishing

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feistiú

chuir siad feistiú troda orthú héin, equipped themselves for fight, armed themselves with graips

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feamainn bhuí

A: bhí tú i Meiriceá? B: bhíos, .. go bhfaca mé an fheamainn bhuí, yes, but I stayed very short, just long enough to see the sea-weed

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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éisteacht

bhfuil tú ag éisteacht liom, are you listening to me?

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draoitheadóireacht

a' draoitheadóireacht, ag coinneál eagnaidheacht leat, arguing with you

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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díth dóich

na préacháin a' déanamh dí dóich air ann, the crows doing destruction to his crops there (Sb); a' déanamh dí dóich ar do chómhars, wronging your neighbour, rash judging him (MMT); a' déanamh dí dóich air, éagóir (TmB); dí dóich, rud mí-chéart (AL). Cf. Béaloideas, xiii, 224: bhí siad a' dianamh dí-dóich thart i nÉirinn (.i. arm Shasanaí) in a story from Ballycroy, and glossed 'outrage, harm', by the sgéaluí.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
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díth

gan díth ná dolaidh a dhéanamh go dhuine ar bith, to do no harm to anyone

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deóiríneacht

i gcónaí a' deóiríneacht, always whining, whinging

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