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caitheadh suas muid we were thrown up Verbs Past participle Feelings Interjections Idioms
(mar) chaithfeá bosca maiteannaí as if you would throw up a box of matches Everyday phrases Feelings Idioms Activities Objects
Agus céard a tharla dhaoibhse? And what happened to ye? Conversation Everyday phrases Feelings Idioms Interjections
D'abríodh (he/she/it) used to / would say Verbs Conversation Grammar Everyday phrases Idioms
ní raibh na seanleaganacha sin ag éinne le cluins, ach an té a bhí tógtha le Gaeilge on gcliabhán those sayings won't have been heard by anyone, except native speakers Language People Everyday phrases Idioms Feelings
is minic a déarfaí it would often be said Everyday phrases Adverbs Verbs Idioms Language
ní thig liom feancadh a bhaint as I can't make any sense out of it Everyday phrases Feelings Verbs Idioms Conversation
"Níl a fhios agam ceard é", a dúirt sé "I don't know what it is", he said Everyday phrases Conversation Feelings Verbs Idioms
"sin í máthair an Diabhail" ar ndóiche "this is the mother of the devil" of course Expressions Folklore Relationships Everyday phrases Idioms
agus níor mhoithigh mé aon fhocal ní ba mhó air sin and I won't hear anything more about it Everyday phrases Verbs Feelings Conversation Idioms
deabhal in the alliterative doublet deabhal ná deamhan / diún/ devil Folklore Language Idioms Objects Adjectives Log in to hear
séan (it was in the prophecy) go séanfá do bhó héin ar do dhoras héin, that you would deny your own cow at your own door (people may do this to qualify for state assistance) deny Activities Feelings Idioms Money Life & death Log in to hear
caindéal bottom of barrel (stanna) Objects Everyday phrases Idioms Activities Feelings Log in to hear
sinneán gaoithe níl ann ach a' sinneán sin, his bark is worse than his bite blast of wind Idioms Animals Feelings Weather Everyday phrases Log in to hear
chugad chugad a' luaith! said by a woman when putting out ashes; chugad a' púc', beware of the pooka! common in the phr. níor úirt siad chugad a' púc' liom (I met them on the road) and they said not a word, spoke not a word to me beware! look out! Everyday phrases Feelings Conversation Idioms Folklore Log in to hear