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sóntaíl
an rud is measa bhí greamuithe go dhuine riamh a' tsóntaíl.
seamair
a' tseamhair Mhuire, ceire dilleógaí orthaí (Sb), the four-leaved shamrock (AL).
scannail
is olc í an scannail sa gcóir ná san éagóir, g. to accuse someone of stealing something in the right or in the wrong (it gives scandal)
saoghal Éabha
ní bhainfeadh an saoghal Éabha anuas mé, the whole world; an saoghal Ádhaimh is similarly used.
piarsaí
ó d'anam go na piarsaín nach b'éard tá ann míol mór, your soul to the dickens isn't it a whal (POR). Ní droch-fhocal é (AL).
nasc
i nasc, hemmed in, embraced,
líne
na líntí is na líntí, generations and generations
láir
gen. lárach occurs in searrach lárach, a filly foal.
innis
is ait an innis í sin (Sb), that is a wonderful innis, i. excellent land.
glas rua léana
glas rua léana a chuireas bás ar na géabhaí
girr-scéalach
bás girr-scéalach, sudden, unexpected death.
gálóg
a' cumadh gálógaí .i. bréaga
galfach
cf. gorta, great hunger.
éan corr
níl aon ál nach mbíonn éan corr orthaí, said in respect of one member of a highly respectable decent family who was not so, who turned out different
dul
ní féidir a dhul dóf ', it is impossible to be up to them, to get the better of them.