Dictionary Entries
árach
níl aon árach agam air, I cannot help it.
áladh
thug a' t-asal áladh ar a' bpáipéar, made a charge at, rush at the paper, to get it in its teeth
áith
'siad na mná a dhóigh an áith, 'twas the women burned the kiln (sean-ocal).
airicis
tine chnámh in ' airicis, to receive him, to welcome him home.
airde
ní rabh mé an airde sin, I wasn't that height, i. I was only a small child at the time (Sb). teach i n-airde cabhlach, side-wall high, or ready roofing (AOS).
aintiléad
cuirigí suas aintiléad, (said) when there is big wind, to keep the roof (thatch) from blowing.
camóg
.i. maide cam (AL), a "crooky" stick such as a walking stick.
climirt
"strippings". This same form I heard at Cor Fhéilim near Ballyvary.
beart
A boy from Turlough near Castlebar once gave me the following description of a beart: When oats is cut and tied in sheaves it is then made into bearts to dry and season. The beart consists of 20 sheaves. Ten sheaves are first placed standing against each other five on each side. Then three sheaves are placed in openings left by the other sheaves, to strengthen it. Then four head-sheaves are tied on top of the others to keep the under sheaves dry. The beart is left in the field for a week or ten days to season. It may be left out for two or three weeks as no rain affects it.
stocaire
níor tóigeadh ar stocaireacht (é) a cadger cadging for money or drink
buacall
a creeping plant growing in sand, somewhat like scutch-grass; it is used a' ceangailt na mbaoití ins na potaí (gliomach).
cnuas
a crowd (at hay-making)
drúchtín
in gearradh drúchtín a cut between the toes from grass (féar eidir na méaraí)
aisling
a dream
falc
falcannaí fómhair, autumn showers a heavy shower