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magpies according to the number seen together at a time portend: 1, mí-á; 2, á; 3, socraoid; 4, pósadh Numbers Abstract nouns Activities Relationships Food and drink Log in to hear
céiseóg banbh céiseóige ar a' gcéad ál, a piglet of a sow's first litter. a young sow having first litter Animals Food and drink Feelings Life & death Relationships Log in to hear
eireóg a pullet Animals Food and drink Life & death Farming life Objects 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
cluaisín a kind of shell-fish: bia ionntú, mar eistirí Food and drink Animals Everyday phrases Folklore Geographical terms 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
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
beart A boy from Turlough near Castlebar once gave me the following description of a beart: When oats is cut and tied in sheaves it is then made into bearts to dry and season. The beart consists of 20 sheaves. Ten sheaves are first placed standing against each other five on each side. Then three sheaves are placed in openings left by the other sheaves, to strengthen it. Then four head-sheaves are tied on top of the others to keep the under sheaves dry. The beart is left in the field for a week or ten days to season. It may be left out for two or three weeks as no rain affects it. Activities Farming life Objects Food and drink Time Log in to hear
palltóg a big potato Adjectives Food and drink Amount Objects Plants Log in to hear
ríllín cochain fúithe .i. faoi'n mbró (Sb); seems to mean a roll or plug of straw. Abstract nouns Food and drink Objects Feelings Everyday phrases Log in to hear
bárr tá bár míoltógaí ann, a lot of midges (out this evening), they would eat you. Animals Feelings Everyday phrases Weather Food and drink 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
bleacht bó bhleacht ionnlaogh Animals Abstract nouns Food and drink Adjectives Everyday phrases Log in to hear