Irish English Tags Audio
fíor-chapall a mare that would have eleven foals. This does not seem right; likely the word means a 'bred horse'. Animals Feelings Life & death Language Objects Log in to hear
dath na gcloch cuireann sé dath buí ar an olainn (stocaí) a lichen-like scabby growth on stones used to dye wool Activities Adjectives Food and drink Plants Objects Log in to hear
giorla a land measure, about a rood Measurement Land Objects Geographical terms Adjectives Log in to hear
portán iarainn a huge crab, spread all round Animals Adjectives Objects Activities Geographical terms Log in to hear
cnapan a heap Abstract nouns Amount Everyday phrases Objects Log in to hear
coirceóg a doubled stook of corn Abstract nouns Farming life Objects Amount Plants Log in to hear
deannóid tá deannóidín beag fuar ann a cool sting in the air (especially in the evening with north wind) Adjectives Weather Objects Feelings Physical descriptions Log in to hear
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. Activities Farming life Objects Food and drink Time Log in to hear
palltóg a big potato Adjectives Food and drink Amount Objects Plants Log in to hear
climirt "strippings". This same form I heard at Cor Fhéilim near Ballyvary. Objects Geographical terms Conversation Activities Folklore Log in to hear
camóg .i. maide cam (AL), a "crooky" stick such as a walking stick. Abstract nouns Objects Activities Adjectives Everyday phrases Log in to hear
ríllín cochain fúithe .i. faoi'n mbró (Sb); seems to mean a roll or plug of straw. Abstract nouns Food and drink Objects Feelings Everyday phrases Log in to hear
barrach a cíoradh baraigh, combing flax Activities Food and drink Farming life Objects Verbs Log in to hear
beilt beilt ar shaighdiúr; also applied to a dog's collar Objects Animals Everyday phrases Adjectives Physical contact Log in to hear
coinín coincí ar a' bpuíopa cailc' i. the little stem underneath for drainage on clay pipe Objects Physical descriptions Everyday phrases Activities Geographical terms Log in to hear