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hata Acla agus naprún Chliara
ná déan hata Acla dó .i. den chasúr, don't treat it like hata Acla, that is to say make common property of it (MMt). There was only one hat in Achill and only one apron in Clare Island, and everybody wore it in turn according as he or she needed it. The same was said of brógaí Iorruis, there was only one pair which was used by everybody or so the saying goes.
guth
níor airigh sé a ghuth ná a dhath, he heard nothing (AL); níl a ghuth ná a ghré ach go . . . there was nothing in it but . . .
griúil
tá griúil ar a' tsúp (hare's soup) le teann mathas, it is so rich and full of goodness
greallach
tá sé 'n-a ghreallach amháin
graifleach
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gné
ní fhaca sé a ghath ná a ghné, he saw nothing
glas rua léana
glas rua léana a chuireas bás ar na géabhaí
glamba
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glafar
chuirfeadh sé glafar as
giúsach
crann giúsaí a fáitear sa bportach, bog deal.
girr-scéalach
bás girr-scéalach, sudden, unexpected death.
giortaigh
giortaigh an bóthar, shorten the road; this is what the Gobán Saor's daughter-in-law told his son to do
gein
níl gein ann, níl éinne ann
geidimín
níl ann ach geidimín go dhuine, níl aon teacht 'un láithreach ann, an geidimín
geas
an raithneach faoi gheasaí - ní fhacthas aon phór ariamh air. Na feagha, a' raithneach, agus a' chloch gheal - chuir Naomh Páraic mallacht orthú (SBh). Ná bain le geis is ní bhainfidh geis leat (sean-ocal) (TMt), do not violate superstitious custom and superstition will not interfere with you.