| sionnachóir lae |
a pet day, i.e. one fine day during a spell of wet weather |
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| tonnc |
a nudge, butt (from bull) |
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| fíor-chapall |
a mare that would have eleven foals. This does not seem right; likely the word means a 'bred horse'. |
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| aithinne dearg |
Ní i gcoinní aithinne a thainic tusa, said to a casual visitor who is inclined to stay too long, as a hint that it is time to be going. a live coal, as distinguished from sméarthóidí, cinders |
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| dath na gcloch |
cuireann sé dath buí ar an olainn (stocaí) a lichen-like scabby growth on stones used to dye wool |
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| giorla |
a land measure, about a rood |
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| cluaisín |
a kind of shell-fish: bia ionntú, mar eistirí |
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| bruicheallán |
Mí na mbruicheallán a tugtaí ar July; bhíodh deireadh na bhfataí cait a kind of sea-weed: mar sleámógaí iad; bonn mór orthú, mar charraigín; ar nós fataí. |
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| cáithleán |
a kind of sea-grass: a' fás ar a' milliúir |
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| portán iarainn |
a huge crab, spread all round |
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| falc |
falcannaí fómhair, autumn showers a heavy shower |
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