Dictionary Entries
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'.
comh-dheasach
ambi-dexterous
lán
is mór a' lán é, it is a good deal, a good lot; nach maith a' lán ráibe atá ar na slataí sin, isn't there a good deal of seed on those docks? amount
ith
an allergic rash a thiocfadh amach i n-a scraith ort (CN); a certain man often got it on the arms and chest when he ate certain foods.
forseamálaí
an awkward woman about a house
truipéad
an edible seaweed
cabhsae
an old stony bare place
rálach
an ugly offensive name for a woman
draoi
d'ólfadh sé an draoi; cf. the Westmeath Engl. Idiom: he'd drink Loch Érin dry. an unlimited quantity (of drink)
bing
bing a bheith air an upward limit or ceiling to be set to the number of cattle to be taken in from each tenant for grazing on commons land
láimhíneach
angel-fish: claigeann mór millteach agus cluasa móra (air); 2ft long, edible, price a' sciata (skate)
bean-ghabhair
another name for the mionnán aerach or male snipe drumming in flight.
oirnis
apparatus for weaving, all the gear connected with the loom
paráiste
applied also to a dispensary district to which a doctor is appointed