Focail Folaithe Maigh Eo

cluas

bain a' chluas duíom má thugann tú an lámh faoi'n talamh leat (ars an tAthair Mánus) (Sb). = 'mark my words'.

coimsgear

cailín deas coimsgear, a neat and tidy girl (PsC); bláfar coimsgear, neat and tidy.

coinín

coincí ar a' bpuíopa cailc' i. the little stem underneath for drainage on clay pipe

cóir

níl éinne a fhanans le cóir nach bhfánn é (sean-ocal)

colg

'Tá colg air' adéarfaí faoi mhadadh a bheith ag goil a' troid, with the hair standing (ruffled) on him, ready for fight.

comh-aois

comh-aois Mháire í, she is the same age as Máire

comhráidhteach

c. maith, a good conversationalist

conascar

leis a gconascar, at nightfall

conráiteach

tá sé conráiteach go maith, troublesome

coscair

chascair me ag a' diabhal é deifir a dhéanamh, I shouted at him and heaped curses on him to hurry up.

crainn siar

cuirfe muid crainn siar, we'll cast lots, using a long straw and a short one

crapaim

(1) roll up (sleeves/clothes): bhí a chuid éadaigh crapthaí suas go dtI a chuid glúnaí (JL); (2) contract: fan go gcrapa sé na méaraí.

crúbach

cuaille bata

cúb

tá cúb aicí, said of a pup lying between the forelegs of its mother.