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truipéad an edible seaweed Food and drink Plants Adjectives Seashore wildlife Everyday phrases Log in to hear
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
bruicheallán Mí na mbruicheallán a tugtaí ar July; bhíodh deireadh na bhfataí cait a kind of sea-weed: mar sleámógaí iad; bonn mór orthú, mar charraigín; ar nós fataí. Calendar & Seasons Food and drink Plants Everyday phrases Geographical terms Log in to hear
cáithleán a kind of sea-grass: a' fás ar a' milliúir Plants Seashore wildlife Life & death Everyday phrases Geographical terms Log in to hear
coirceóg a doubled stook of corn Abstract nouns Farming life Objects Amount Plants Log in to hear
sleámóg a dark-brown seaweed which hangs in long snake-like strips like a skirt cut with scissors; sleámógaí were formerly used for kelp, and were put out as manure for potatoes (though they gave too much tops). In Conamara they are called stiallachaí according to MMt, and cabhrlleach according to MCd. Plants Adjectives Food and drink Geographical terms Farming life 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
palltóg a big potato Adjectives Food and drink Amount Objects Plants Log in to hear
pisín áine (meadow) vetch Plants Animals Countryside Log in to hear
alam 'paéir tá sé lán le alam 'paéir, full of devilment Feelings Adjectives Everyday phrases Plants Idioms Log in to hear
cluanach a' chluanach dhearg, knot-grass, red-legs, polygonum persicaria; a' chluanach bhán, pale-flowered knot-grass, polygonum lapathifolium: spot geal air. D. gives glúineach dhearg, persicaria, which seems to be taken from N. Colgan 'Gaelic Plant and Animal Names', in Section 1 of Clare Island Survey. Plants Animals Geographical terms Food and drink Everyday phrases Log in to hear
giúsach crann giúsaí a fáitear sa bportach, bog deal. Plants Animals Feelings Everyday phrases Countryside Log in to hear
oirthí an oirthí mhór /ǝN´ er´hi: wo:r/ agus an oirthí bheag seem to refer to two particular pieces of land, i. they are the names of two pieces of rich fertile land. Cf. the Erris adj. for fertile 'oireamhail' / ˡer´hu: l´/, D. Additions I, aireamhail. Geographical terms Plants Feelings Countryside Food and drink Log in to hear
seamair a' tseamhair Mhuire, ceire dilleógaí orthaí (Sb), the four-leaved shamrock (AL). Plants Folklore Animals Language Abstract nouns Log in to hear
Ó, bíonn ag fás i gcaitheamh na bliana! Oh, it grows all year round! Activities Adverbs Plants Time Feelings