Focail Folaithe Maigh Eo

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15 words

taithí

tá sé a' taithí sa teach seo go mór .i. a ghoil ar chuairt ann go minic; is teann é an madadh geárr san áit a mbíonn a thaithí (sean-ocal) (MMt). Cf. D. s. v. madadh. act of frequenting

fealladh

tá sí a' fealladh, i. cow affected by the garla trua; tá an croí a' fealladh air, his heart is failing act of failing (in health)

goiriúint

the cock is said to be a' goiriúint san oíche, but a' glaoch in the daytime (PsC); nuair a ghoirfeadh an coileach, when the cock would crow, early in the morning (MC). act of crowing

magpies

according to the number seen together at a time portend: 1, mí-á; 2, á; 3, socraoid; 4, pósadh

céiseóg

banbh céiseóige ar a' gcéad ál, a piglet of a sow's first litter. a young sow having first litter

treall

treall cainte, treall gréine a while of

iarraidh

a turn in sickness

búst

a thick ill-mannered fellow, a surly boor

cailleach

a súgán rolled up

stocán láidir go ghasúr

a strong sturdy stump of a lad

scaobán

scaobán a bhaint as an uaigh De Dónaigh, to dig one spit off the grave on Sunday, for grave digging on Monday is taboo. a spit, shovelful, spadeful

caróg

a small species of seagull, most likely the black-headed gull. There were big numbers of carógs on the island of Moyinnish (?) in Clew Bay where limestone was got to build Inishkea school

fiar

fiar tugthaí dhó, it put on a slant; ar fiar, on a slant a slant

eireóg

a pullet

ceirthín

a plaster: plástar a chuirfeá le cois tinn.

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