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eireóg
a pullet
céiseóg
banbh céiseóige ar a' gcéad ál, a piglet of a sow's first litter. a young sow having first litter
comh-dheasach
ambi-dexterous
bean-ghabhair
another name for the mionnán aerach or male snipe drumming in flight.
crios
belt (on sheaf of corn), but a soldier's belt is beilt.
snaidhm buaic
binding of face of corpse
lot
cancer (inward)
boráiste
charlock, which in other parts of the country is called praiseach
páinéid
tá an phláinéid athruí, (our) climate has changed, we now get a different kind of weather climate
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
col sgartha
divorce
seisc
bearach sheisc, heifer not in calf (MMt); seisc-capall, a dry mare (Sb). dry
ní fhacas, ní ba mhó é.
(and he) was not seen, ever again
nach spioraid mhaith é
he's not a good spirit (he's possessed)
Chuaigh an tsagart ag léitheoireacht
The priest went reading (studying)