Focail Folaithe Maigh Eo

http://focailfholaithe.fng.ie/counties/maigh-eo

15 words

féasóg

for a full flowing beard the term is 'cab'. hair on face as before shaving, e.g. two days' beard;for a full flowing beard the term is 'cab'

folt

tá folt mór ar a' mbó sin hair (on animal)

ridire caorach

had so many sheep he did not know how many he had

brochán lom

gruel

cáir

anc a' cáir atá air = draoch / dri: x/ grimace

greyhound

liaití

go dtiocfadh na liaití go luath, that grey hairs would come early in life (this was part of Brian Rua's prophecy) grey hairs, greyness

gorta

tá gorta oram, I am ravenous with hunger (PsC); cf. galfach /galfǝx great hunger

gúiseóg

gosling - bliain d'aois

éinín gé

gosling

leag air!

go ahead! proceed! (with work or fight)

alamais

tá alamais mhór aige, níl aige ach alamais; alamais ag a' bpáiste beag, ní thigfeá é (AL); an alamais a bhí acú, i. Franncaigh (SBh). gibberish, caint nach dtigféá

tais

ghost (of living person), wraith: chonnaic A. an fear beag agus bhí sé ag iarraidh breith air. Chonnaic sé aríst é beó

bolagán béice

tá mo cheann i n-a bholagán béice agad, you have me moithered with the noise you are causing. In Westmeath the fuzzball is called a 'sheep's fart'. fuzzball

bradán

frog in asses' hoof

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