Dictionary Entries
am
i n-amanna, eidir amaí, occasionally, sometimes.
ala
ar ala na huaire, immediately, without delay
beart
A boy from Turlough near Castlebar once gave me the following description of a beart: When oats is cut and tied in sheaves it is then made into bearts to dry and season. The beart consists of 20 sheaves. Ten sheaves are first placed standing against each other five on each side. Then three sheaves are placed in openings left by the other sheaves, to strengthen it. Then four head-sheaves are tied on top of the others to keep the under sheaves dry. The beart is left in the field for a week or ten days to season. It may be left out for two or three weeks as no rain affects it.
scaobán
scaobán a bhaint as an uaigh De Dónaigh, to dig one spit off the grave on Sunday, for grave digging on Monday is taboo. a spit, shovelful, spadeful
treall
treall cainte, treall gréine a while of
goiriúint
the cock is said to be a' goiriúint san oíche, but a' glaoch in the daytime (PsC); nuair a ghoirfeadh an coileach, when the cock would crow, early in the morning (MC). act of crowing
dubhlacht na bliana
after Christmas
agus tiocfaidh mise tráthnóna dó
and I'll come for him in the evening.
ar an Tír Thiar, fad ó shin
in the West, a long time ago
Sa Tír Thiar bhí sé sin
In the west of the country, this was
(a bhí ann) len ár linn fhéin
in our times
Tá an Rí curtha, soir ag an mballa sin, soir
The king is buried over to the east, at that wall there
ar feadh trí lá
for three days
nuair a thoisigh an gála
when the storm started