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cúrsaí ach cúrsaí airigead dó, bhí neart aige, but as for money, he had plenty of it. as regards Feelings Everyday phrases Money Adverbs Idioms Log in to hear
maidir le maidir le cúrsaí truipéad dó, well, as for truipéad as regards Conversation Everyday phrases Feelings Language Arguments Log in to hear
bacóg bacóg mhónadh ar leathláimh, brosna eidir a' dá láimh (TmB); thug sé leath na cruaiche leis g'ea(n)-bhacóg amháin. armful of turf Activities Objects Farming life Everyday phrases Food and drink Log in to hear
toirt gan tairbhe applied to a person getting in one's way; such a person is said to be an-amscaí Adjectives Activities Feelings People Everyday phrases Log in to hear
draoi d'ólfadh sé an draoi; cf. the Westmeath Engl. Idiom: he'd drink Loch Érin dry. an unlimited quantity (of drink) Idioms Abstract nouns Feelings Food and drink Everyday phrases Log in to hear
truipéad an edible seaweed Food and drink Plants Adjectives Seashore wildlife Everyday phrases Log in to hear
ith an allergic rash a thiocfadh amach i n-a scraith ort (CN); a certain man often got it on the arms and chest when he ate certain foods. Health Feelings Everyday phrases People Food and drink Log in to hear
lán is mór a' lán é, it is a good deal, a good lot; nach maith a' lán ráibe atá ar na slataí sin, isn't there a good deal of seed on those docks? amount Abstract nouns Everyday phrases Feelings Adjectives Amount Log in to hear
grágaíl also of an ass 'braying'. Animals Noise and sounds Verbs Folklore Everyday phrases Log in to hear
freangach also called dallóg, lesser dog-fish; in English tanny fish (tonnies) and cat-fish (MR); these are viviparous .i. bruideáileann siad; the young are brógaí taidbhs' and are to be found ins a' leas (in the sea-weed). Animals Food and drink Everyday phrases Health Seashore wildlife Log in to hear
píoblach also 'hoarseness in a person wih a cold' Health Feelings People Everyday phrases Adjectives Log in to hear
más common in placenames and means a sandbar according to (Sb) áit a bhéas i n-a bharra mór,common in placenames and means a sandbar according to (Sb) Geographical terms Everyday phrases Places names Food and drink Activities Log in to hear
dubhlacht na bliana after Christmas Calendar & Seasons Everyday phrases Time Log in to hear
togha á dtogha, picking them (TmB) /a: dǝuwǝ /. act of picking (potatoes) Activities Food and drink Verbs Everyday phrases Agriculture Log in to hear
taithí tá sé a' taithí sa teach seo go mór .i. a ghoil ar chuairt ann go minic; is teann é an madadh geárr san áit a mbíonn a thaithí (sean-ocal) (MMt). Cf. D. s. v. madadh. act of frequenting Activities Feelings Adverbs People Everyday phrases Log in to hear