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Enniscrone Pier, Kilglass ED, Ballymote-Tubbercurry Municipal District, County Sligo, Connacht, F26 Y3Y9, Ireland
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aghaidh béil aghaidh béil a thabhairt ar a' tsagart, turn your lip on, give out (abusive language) to the priest. focailfholaithe Log in to hear
torabord turbot, iasc mór leathan focailfholaithe Log in to hear
mar-thiompó ghá mar-thiompó héin (she was) tumbling tumbling (of horse) focailfholaithe Log in to hear
pótaire toper, drunkard focailfholaithe Log in to hear
steig meig a dhéanamh de to lay him out (for the count) (SBh). focailfholaithe Log in to hear
greim gearr i. by marrying in, is to get it by the greim gearr. to get a place with the wife, focailfholaithe Log in to hear
spleic spleic ar a' tsíogán, lop-sided rick. tilt focailfholaithe Log in to hear
an cheist This is what you would ask a ghost. It has never been printed (ní rabh i bprionda riamh). Only two people (in Glosh) have the Ceist focailfholaithe Log in to hear
bolag uisce the water-bag from a cow about to calve focailfholaithe Log in to hear
bogach the usual word for peat bog focailfholaithe Log in to hear
tanaidh the shallow water (ML); cf. amuich ar a' domhain, out on the deep focailfholaithe Log in to hear
duailín the portion of mane in front next horse's ears, or rather between horse's ears. focailfholaithe Log in to hear
teann fharaige The Old Sea' is used in English in Belmullet for this part of the sea, and it has been suggested to me that formerly the sea did not come past the line between Cleggan Head and Áird Mhór. focailfholaithe Log in to hear
caológ riabhach the little bird that follows the cuckoo focailfholaithe Log in to hear
máirseál na fuiseóige the lark's song focailfholaithe Log in to hear