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athchomair

tá sí sin ag imeacht go hathchomair, travelling fast. This was quoted for me by PsC as a Donegallism, i. the word athchomair.

antráthach

uair antráthach, a very late hour, well after midnight

amháin

in phrase h-é amháin from ní h-é amháin, not to mention, even: d'ólfainn sláinte madadh as Éire, h-é amháin amadán as Éire; bhéarfainn punt dó h-é amháin sciling, I'd give him a pound not to mention a shilling. h-é amháin is often used finally at the end of an utterance meaning 'even'.

am

i n-amanna, eidir amaí, occasionally, sometimes.

ala

ar ala na huaire, immediately, without delay

aireachtáil

(tá mé) gam aireachtáil go maith, I am feeling well

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

cúrsaí

ach cúrsaí airigead dó, bhí neart aige, but as for money, he had plenty of it. as regards

ach ab ea gur chuir sibh cuireadh orm

but it was because you invited me

D'imigh sé as an n-amharc

He went out of sight

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