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portán iarainn
a huge crab, spread all round
giorla
a land measure, about a rood
dath na gcloch
cuireann sé dath buí ar an olainn (stocaí) a lichen-like scabby growth on stones used to dye wool
fíor-chapall
a mare that would have eleven foals. This does not seem right; likely the word means a 'bred horse'.
tonnc
a nudge, butt (from bull)
toghadóir
a picker (of potatoes)
ceirthín
a plaster: plástar a chuirfeá le cois tinn.
eireóg
a pullet
cailleach
a súgán rolled up
oirnis
apparatus for weaving, all the gear connected with the loom
bacóg
bacóg mhónadh ar leathláimh, brosna eidir a' dá láimh (TmB); thug sé leath na cruaiche leis g'ea(n)-bhacóg amháin. armful of turf
cuais
at seashore, hole wherein crab is found
sáilín ar éanachaí géadh
gearrfa muid a' sáilín gon ghé, we'll cut off the 'sáilín', for identification purposes back-toe on goslings
brionglán
barb (on wire)
giúraí
ar adhmad fhásas na giúraí; an chéad chót' - caonach, an dara cót' - giúraí, an tríhú cót' - má sheasann a' t-adhmad barnacles (on timber)