Dictionary Entries

céiseóg

banbh céiseóige ar a' gcéad ál, a piglet of a sow's first litter. a young sow having first litter

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.

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

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)

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