Dictionary Entries

sláimín

sláimín go bhean, a slovenly untidy "clot" of a woman; sláimín Saturday, a lazy bad housekeeper who leaves all her work, washing etc., over till Saturday.

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scrachóg an mhadaidh uisc'

spaga a dhéanamh de, agus bé' do phócaí lán i gcónaí, the otter's bladder (?), make a purse of it and your pockets will be always full (of money)

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scioll

go sciolla tú é .i. an fheóil a bhaint dhá chrámhaí

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sceataí

lá sceataí .i. lá dósta, lá a mbeith gaoth láidir is fearthainn chruaidh

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sás

is maith a' sás na cruic a tharraint, the hills are good to draw it (rain), they usually do

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saoghal Éabha

ní bhainfeadh an saoghal Éabha anuas mé, the whole world; an saoghal Ádhaimh is similarly used.

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samhlaigh

tá an intinn chéanna ag a' bhfear thoir agus ní shamhlóchá leis é, he has the same disposition (he'd take a knife to you) and you'd never think it of him

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saighead (vb)

shaighead sé an madadh ionnam, he set the dog at me; a' saghdú madaidh, setting on, inciting a dog.

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rúscadh

a' rúscadh le fataí, a' baint fataí (cf. a' plé le fataí i n-áiteanna eile); a' rúscadh leóf, playing with them (children).

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ruaibíní

(bhí) ruaibíní - mar adéarfá súilí do bhrógaí - is na curaigh seo - curaigh an dá éadan

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roinn

an sagart agus a' póilí, tabhair a gcuid dóf' agus ná bíof aon roinn agad leóf, give them their due and have nothing more to do with them

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riocht

níl sé i riocht a dhuil amach, (the weather) is not fit to go out (fishing).

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riabhach

lothantaí na riabhaí, last two days of March and first day of April

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reithíneacht

tá an chaor' ar reithíneacht, the ewe is in season

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reimhe

is raimhe fuil 'ná uisce

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