Dictionary Entries

portán iarainn

a huge crab, spread all round

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'.

ceirthín

a plaster: plástar a chuirfeá le cois tinn.

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

sáilín ar éanachaí géadh

gearrfa muid a' sáilín gon ghé, we'll cut off the 'sáilín', for identification purposes back-toe on goslings

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)

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