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antráthach

uair antráthach, a very late hour, well after midnight

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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'.

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am

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

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ala

ar ala na huaire, immediately, without delay

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aireachtáil

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

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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

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cúrsaí

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

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ach ab ea gur chuir sibh cuireadh orm

but it was because you invited me

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D'imigh sé as an n-amharc

He went out of sight

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agus 'bhfuil a fhios agat anois

an do you know now?

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agus ag ghoil thart

and going around

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