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toirt gan tairbhe applied to a person getting in one's way; such a person is said to be an-amscaí Adjectives Activities Feelings People Everyday phrases Log in to hear
paráiste applied also to a dispensary district to which a doctor is appointed Activities People Health Buildings Work Log in to hear
oirnis apparatus for weaving, all the gear connected with the loom Objects Activities Clothes Tools Furniture Log in to hear
bean-ghabhair another name for the mionnán aerach or male snipe drumming in flight. Animals Activities Folklore Geographical terms Life & death Log in to hear
bing bing a bheith air an upward limit or ceiling to be set to the number of cattle to be taken in from each tenant for grazing on commons land Abstract nouns Activities Animals Farming life Relationships Log in to hear
más common in placenames and means a sandbar according to (Sb) áit a bhéas i n-a bharra mór,common in placenames and means a sandbar according to (Sb) Geographical terms Everyday phrases Places names Food and drink Activities Log in to hear
togha á dtogha, picking them (TmB) /a: dǝuwǝ /. act of picking (potatoes) Activities Food and drink Verbs Everyday phrases Agriculture Log in to hear
taithí tá sé a' taithí sa teach seo go mór .i. a ghoil ar chuairt ann go minic; is teann é an madadh geárr san áit a mbíonn a thaithí (sean-ocal) (MMt). Cf. D. s. v. madadh. act of frequenting Activities Feelings Adverbs People Everyday phrases Log in to hear
fealladh tá sí a' fealladh, i. cow affected by the garla trua; tá an croí a' fealladh air, his heart is failing act of failing (in health) Activities Health Feelings Idioms Everyday phrases Log in to hear
goiriúint the cock is said to be a' goiriúint san oíche, but a' glaoch in the daytime (PsC); nuair a ghoirfeadh an coileach, when the cock would crow, early in the morning (MC). act of crowing Activities Animals Everyday phrases Feelings Time Log in to hear
magpies according to the number seen together at a time portend: 1, mí-á; 2, á; 3, socraoid; 4, pósadh Numbers Abstract nouns Activities Relationships Food and drink Log in to hear
cailleach a súgán rolled up Objects Clothes Activities Everyday phrases Adjectives Log in to hear
scaobán scaobán a bhaint as an uaigh De Dónaigh, to dig one spit off the grave on Sunday, for grave digging on Monday is taboo. a spit, shovelful, spadeful Activities Folklore Time People Disaster Log in to hear
toghadóir a picker (of potatoes) Activities Farming life Objects People Verbs Log in to hear
aithinne dearg Ní i gcoinní aithinne a thainic tusa, said to a casual visitor who is inclined to stay too long, as a hint that it is time to be going. a live coal, as distinguished from sméarthóidí, cinders Everyday phrases Feelings Comparatives People Activities Log in to hear