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dath na gcloch cuireann sé dath buí ar an olainn (stocaí) a lichen-like scabby growth on stones used to dye wool Activities Adjectives Food and drink Plants Objects Log in to hear
portán iarainn a huge crab, spread all round Animals Adjectives Objects Activities Geographical terms Log in to hear
sál-bhrú ar bhó a heel-bruise on a cow Animals Health Body Physical descriptions Activities Log in to hear
falc falcannaí fómhair, autumn showers a heavy shower Weather Seasons Abstract nouns Activities Adjectives Log in to hear
aisling a dream Abstract nouns Feelings Life & death Folklore Activities Log in to hear
drúchtín in gearradh drúchtín a cut between the toes from grass (féar eidir na méaraí) Everyday phrases Health Disaster Activities Body parts Log in to hear
cnuas a crowd (at hay-making) Activities Farming life People Places Everyday phrases Log in to hear
buacall a creeping plant growing in sand, somewhat like scutch-grass; it is used a' ceangailt na mbaoití ins na potaí (gliomach). Plants Food and drink Activities Adjectives Life & death Log in to hear
stocaire níor tóigeadh ar stocaireacht (é) a cadger cadging for money or drink Activities Feelings Idioms Likes & dislikes Verbs Log in to hear
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. Activities Farming life Objects Food and drink Time Log in to hear
climirt "strippings". This same form I heard at Cor Fhéilim near Ballyvary. Objects Geographical terms Conversation Activities Folklore Log in to hear
camóg .i. maide cam (AL), a "crooky" stick such as a walking stick. Abstract nouns Objects Activities Adjectives Everyday phrases Log in to hear
aintiléad cuirigí suas aintiléad, (said) when there is big wind, to keep the roof (thatch) from blowing. Activities Weather Buildings Everyday phrases Feelings Log in to hear
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). Feelings Comparatives Activities Past participle Everyday phrases Log in to hear
airicis tine chnámh in ' airicis, to receive him, to welcome him home. Activities Everyday phrases Feelings Verbs Relationships Log in to hear