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(agus) Is minic a thugtaí ainmeacha ar leith ar gasúir mhóra

It was often that special names would be given to big children

Nuair a théadh siad dona scoile

When they used to / would go to school

Bhíodh na páistí

The children used to be (note pronunciation 'veef')

uain

tá lot ar uain a cinn, there is a wound on the back of her head.

turus tuaithbheal

turas a chuireas daoiní ar dhaoiní eile le spit

turachán

níl ann ach turachán, páiste (ná colapach) nach mbeith aon fhás faoi

trom-chúis

le trom-chúis adúirt sé é, for fun, humbugging (bean AOS); trom-chúis - grataí magaidh (AL). Contrast D.

triúr

tá siad triúr Gallachúraí ann, there are three of those Gallaghers (EOM); muid triúr, the three of us (ML). Cf. libh-se ceathar, with the four of you (ML).

triomaigh

níor thriomaigh sé ar aon charraic ariamh (an foightheach), always in the water, never seen on land or on a rock (great northern diver)

trioll

in idiom thit a' trioll ar a' treall agam, I was completely non-plussed

treóir

go múinfe tú treóir dúinn, give us guidance, direction, nuair a bhethá amú ar a' gcroc

tom

tom a' t-éideadh as an uisce caisc (Sb), dip the scapular in the holy water.

tolladh

a' tolladh, butting with horns, "pucking" (of cattle).

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