Irish English Tags Audio
preith word used to call a horse (in from field) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
pruigín word used to call a cow focailfholaithe Log in to hear
siol! word used in chasing a hen out of cabbage plants (Breaffy); siola! siola! (Belcarra); siolaigí! to a number of geese (Keelogues) / ʃulǝg´ i: /. focailfholaithe Log in to hear
paca pacaí /puki: / olainne wool packs, i.e. white clouds (a sign of rain) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
seamsóg seamsógaí, stories about ghosts (AL); go leór seamsógaí an bealach seo fadó, a lot of pisreógaí in this part of the country long ago (Sb). wood-sorrel focailfholaithe Log in to hear
scontaí won (pennies at tossing) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
gróití tá an báire gróití agam ort won focailfholaithe Log in to hear
suimplí with s-leathan is the dialect form of the usual simplidhe. focailfholaithe Log in to hear
go leór ní hé go leór é, it isn't much. with neg., much focailfholaithe Log in to hear
coirdín fidháin wild carrot: bláth a' mheachain air, bláth bán mar a' fuarán: an bonn (a' fréamh) go maith le n-ith focailfholaithe Log in to hear
caislín wheat-ear; considered to be one of the "sleepers" focailfholaithe Log in to hear
bun a chúl tá siad i n-a suí go bláfar bun a chúl .i. a dtastáil acú well off focailfholaithe Log in to hear
luifearnach weeds (collective) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
sail (má tá) sail bhuí i n-a cluais, beidh árd-im orthaí; if she has yellow wax in her ear, there will be greast butter on her milk wax (in ear) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
preabaire na gcapall wasp focailfholaithe Log in to hear