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áith 'siad na mná a dhóigh an áith, 'twas the women burned the kiln (sean-ocal). Activities Folklore People Verbs Everyday phrases Log in to hear
áladh thug a' t-asal áladh ar a' bpáipéar, made a charge at, rush at the paper, to get it in its teeth Activities Verbs Everyday phrases Animals Feelings Log in to hear
árach níl aon árach agam air, I cannot help it. Everyday phrases Feelings Verbs Idioms Activities Log in to hear
ascaill sa bhfaraige .i. lúbán isteach, tá fascadh ann. Activities Everyday phrases Feelings Verbs Idioms Log in to hear
athchomair tá sí sin ag imeacht go hathchomair, travelling fast. This was quoted for me by PsC as a Donegallism, i. the word athchomair. Activities Adverbs Colloquialisms Feelings Place names Log in to hear
bachlóg chuir siad bachlóg ar a theangaidh, after which he could not speak properly or at all. Activities Feelings Conversation Health Disaster Log in to hear
bail (fear) a chuirfeadh bail air héin, get married in time and set up a home for himself (MMt); go ngohadh droch-bhail orthaí, that she'd come to misfortune (a young pretty girl) at the hands of Arthur Nash (SBh) Activities Feelings Relationships Life & death Everyday phrases Log in to hear
baladh madadh a' cur baladh, scenting, on the trail Animals Activities Feelings Everyday phrases Seashore wildlife Log in to hear
bánú bhí an t-oileán le bánú .i. na daoine le n-a thréiscint, to be evacuated. Activities Feelings Places Verbs Disaster Log in to hear
barrach a cíoradh baraigh, combing flax Activities Food and drink Farming life Objects Verbs Log in to hear
baslú a baslú fataí Food and drink Activities Everyday phrases Feelings Adjectives Log in to hear
béal tá tú cailltí púnáiltí i mbéal síogáin lá gimhridh (SBh), said of a person who has not the comfort of a hayshed, and has to stand in the face of a rick getting out fodder on a wet windy winter's day. Feelings Everyday phrases Weather Folklore Activities Log in to hear
béinne rinne siad béinne de (le buillí), they knocked him stiff Activities Verbs Emotions Everyday phrases Idioms Log in to hear
Breathnach Riocard a' Bhreathnaigh, Riocard a' Tower, was a well known seanachai People Folklore Activities Adjectives Conversation Log in to hear
broim is fiúntáí broim ná brúcht (sean-ocal) Abstract nouns Feelings Everyday phrases Idioms Activities Log in to hear