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draid
draid mhaith fhiacla aige, a good set of teeth
dóghín
an dóghín, the little miserable two (of diamonds), dó + ín.
deachmhaidh
airigead deachmhaidh, tithes money
comh-aois
comh-aois Mháire í, she is the same age as Máire
ceann
i gceann cúnamh Dé is na Maighdine, with the help of God and the Virgin
broim
is fiúntáí broim ná brúcht (sean-ocal)
bleacht
bó bhleacht ionnlaogh
bidhg
bás bíg, sudden death.
antráthach
uair antráthach, a very late hour, well after midnight
anróiteach
bhí an grá Dia ionntú, bhí siad bocht nocht anróiteach .i. na seandaoine fadó
angar
.i. droch-seileadh bróch (MCd); seileadh agus angar .i. diachair (MMt)
anachain
d'ordaigh Dia an anachainn a sheachaint (sean-ocal); used to warn a person to avoid a house in which people were down with 'flu.
ríllín cochain fúithe
.i. faoi'n mbró (Sb); seems to mean a roll or plug of straw.
camóg
.i. maide cam (AL), a "crooky" stick such as a walking stick.
pláigh air
a common curse