| péice g'fhear |
a half-fool of a man, a 'gom' |
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| saighean |
ba mhór a' saighean é a great sight, a great show entirely |
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| sleámóg |
a dark-brown seaweed which hangs in long snake-like strips like a skirt cut with scissors; sleámógaí were formerly used for kelp, and were put out as manure for potatoes (though they gave too much tops). In Conamara they are called stiallachaí according to MMt, and cabhrlleach according to MCd. |
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| drúchtín |
in gearradh drúchtín a cut between the toes from grass (féar eidir na méaraí) |
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| buacall |
a creeping plant growing in sand, somewhat like scutch-grass; it is used a' ceangailt na mbaoití ins na potaí (gliomach). |
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| deannóid |
tá deannóidín beag fuar ann a cool sting in the air (especially in the evening with north wind) |
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| bocht |
a common meaning is miserly, mean |
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| stocaire |
níor tóigeadh ar stocaireacht (é) a cadger cadging for money or drink |
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| gráig |
gráig an asail, (é) a' béiciúch a bray |
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| beart |
A boy from Turlough near Castlebar once gave me the following description of a beart: When oats is cut and tied in sheaves it is then made into bearts to dry and season. The beart consists of 20 sheaves. Ten sheaves are first placed standing against each other five on each side. Then three sheaves are placed in openings left by the other sheaves, to strengthen it. Then four head-sheaves are tied on top of the others to keep the under sheaves dry. The beart is left in the field for a week or ten days to season. It may be left out for two or three weeks as no rain affects it. |
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