Dictionary Entries
cailleach
a súgán rolled up
búst
a thick ill-mannered fellow, a surly boor
iarraidh
a turn in sickness
treall
treall cainte, treall gréine a while of
céiseóg
banbh céiseóige ar a' gcéad ál, a piglet of a sow's first litter. a young sow having first litter
magpies
according to the number seen together at a time portend: 1, mí-á; 2, á; 3, socraoid; 4, pósadh
goiriúint
the cock is said to be a' goiriúint san oíche, but a' glaoch in the daytime (PsC); nuair a ghoirfeadh an coileach, when the cock would crow, early in the morning (MC). act of crowing
fealladh
tá sí a' fealladh, i. cow affected by the garla trua; tá an croí a' fealladh air, his heart is failing act of failing (in health)
taithí
tá sé a' taithí sa teach seo go mór .i. a ghoil ar chuairt ann go minic; is teann é an madadh geárr san áit a mbíonn a thaithí (sean-ocal) (MMt). Cf. D. s. v. madadh. act of frequenting
togha
á dtogha, picking them (TmB) /a: dǝuwǝ /. act of picking (potatoes)
dubhlacht na bliana
after Christmas
más
common in placenames and means a sandbar according to (Sb) áit a bhéas i n-a bharra mór,common in placenames and means a sandbar according to (Sb)
píoblach
also 'hoarseness in a person wih a cold'
freangach
also called dallóg, lesser dog-fish; in English tanny fish (tonnies) and cat-fish (MR); these are viviparous .i. bruideáileann siad; the young are brógaí taidbhs' and are to be found ins a' leas (in the sea-weed).
grágaíl
also of an ass 'braying'.