Dictionary Entries
Bhoil, is ea, sin é rud. . . ceist a bhíonns ann go minic,
Well, yes, that's a thing. . . a question that often comes up,
Bhoil, is dóigh go raibh go leor cúiseanna leis,
Well, I suppose there were many reasons,
"Á, a amadáin", ar seisean, "ghoidfeadh an fear sin a oiread aon oíche amháin is shaothrófá i gcaitheamh i do shaoil".
"Ah, you fool," he said, "That man would earn in one night as much as you would earn your whole life,".
D'imigh siad leofa ag argóint aríst.
Off they went again, arguing.
Casadh robálaí dhó.
He met a robber.
gan rud taobh thiar de
without anything behind him (no weapon?)
bodach / drochbhodach
big strong lad who is argumentative
draoitheadóireacht
a' draoitheadóireacht, ag coinneál eagnaidheacht leat, arguing with you
díth dóich
na préacháin a' déanamh dí dóich air ann, the crows doing destruction to his crops there (Sb); a' déanamh dí dóich ar do chómhars, wronging your neighbour, rash judging him (MMT); a' déanamh dí dóich air, éagóir (TmB); dí dóich, rud mí-chéart (AL). Cf. Béaloideas, xiii, 224: bhí siad a' dianamh dí-dóich thart i nÉirinn (.i. arm Shasanaí) in a story from Ballycroy, and glossed 'outrage, harm', by the sgéaluí.
maidir le
maidir le cúrsaí truipéad dó, well, as for truipéad as regards
gábhadh
níl gábh ar bith nach dtigeann duine as, there is no battle but somebody comes safe out of it (Sb); defect (of character); : ach bhí gábh ann - bheith a' caint oram-sa agus ort-sa; bhí sin go ghábh ionn, there was that fault in him, that little flaw in his character, to be talking about me and you (ML). danger, battle
col sgartha
divorce
ach ní dhearna an sagart ach
but didn't the priest
Ach 's é mo bharúil
but it is my opinion
chuir sé fear de na naoimh ar a bhfairnéis
they searched after one of the Saints