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THE DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES 64-65 MERRION SQUAREnbsp;1944

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Keltische taal —en letterkunde

der Rijlcsunive''?'^^''* ' i

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHED 1906.

although this book, from the character of its origin, might /A appear to many to'be of merely local interest, neverthelessnbsp;I venture to express the hope that it may receive due attentionnbsp;from all students of Irish idiom.

It consists of about one-third of some three summers’ gleanings in the parish of Ring, Co. Waterford, one of the few parishes wherenbsp;Irish is still the every-day language of the entire native population,nbsp;of the men working in the field.s or trawling the deep, and of thenbsp;little children at play. In the spirit of reverence, with which 1nbsp;always approach the living speech of the people, I have refrainednbsp;from touching the winged word with desecrating hand, and havenbsp;set down, as far as was consistent with my personal limitations,nbsp;every expression in the precise form in which it passed the speaker’snbsp;lips. The omission of genitives or plurals in the list of nouns, ornbsp;of forms of similar importance in the lists of adjectives and verbs,nbsp;will, therefore, be ascribed to the fact that such forms have notnbsp;been heard. Similarly, the appearance of the same word in slightlynbsp;different .spelling will be explained by those divergences in pronunciation which are found in every language area, and whichnbsp;the faithful reporter should not ignore. The entire matter liasnbsp;been arranged in grammatical order, with notes appended, whichnbsp;may be of help to the student, or suggest to him new lines ofnbsp;investigation. As the book is intended for students who havenbsp;made such progress in their Irish studies as to be able to readnbsp;with ease the ordinary texts, it was not thought necessary tonbsp;give in all instances literal renderings of the Irish phrases. Innbsp;fact such literal versions, because of their approximation to thenbsp;English of the uneducated, would be unworthy to stand as thenbsp;equivalent of dignified and vigorous idiom. In any case, exactnbsp;translation is often well nigh impossible because of the almostnbsp;Tacitean elusiveness of the Irish turn of expression.

I would have the reader bear in mind that this book is by no means exhaustive of its subject. A mastery of its contents will,

Vi nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.

no doubt, place in his hands the key to the Irish of the district, but even one day’s experience will suffice to convince him thatnbsp;much still remains to be garnered. It would be difficult tonbsp;exaggerate the wealth and variety of the Irish of East Munster.

The speakers to whom I am chiefly indebted are lllaife Ilf (50 unéAtiafo 'Oia cyocAi^e Ay a Uatiaiii 1 Ay 5AÓ u-Aon), ConiAynbsp;Ó tlliityeApAig, CornAf aii CyAiiiCAC, lllAijyéAt) Graves, Üyignonbsp;Ilf ^eAyAitc, floyA tii Cniuéitie. To these and to many othersnbsp;whose patience I must have sorely tried, I desire to express mynbsp;gratitude.

The proofs have been read by Dr. Henebry, Mr. P. McSweeney, Fermoy, and Father O’Connor, C.C., Dungarvan.’'' Many of theirnbsp;suggestions have been inserted over their initials (Dr. H. or De H.,nbsp;McS., 0’C.). • My obligations to them for much valuable criticismnbsp;and for their promptness in returning the proofs cannot, I feel,nbsp;be discharged with a passing word. Sister M. Regis, of the Ursulinenbsp;Convent, Waterford, kindly gave me the English names of somenbsp;seventy plant-specimens which I sent her.’quot;’quot; Mr. Moore, Curatornbsp;of the Botanic Gardens, also gave me assistance. I should notnbsp;omit to mention that the Cto-CumAiin, who undertook to printnbsp;the entire work within a month, have honourably kept their word.

mice At Ó sfotCAin.

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.

This edition has been prepared at the request of the authorities of Cot.óii'ce na Kinne. No alterations have been inserted exceptnbsp;at the suggestion of the best speakers of the district, nor havenbsp;any additions been made without their approval. The booknbsp;represents the speech of three generations ; yet I must say thatnbsp;it contains only a minute portion of the notes which I collectednbsp;during the years 1906-1922 ; these, I hope, will see the light somenbsp;day.

It was revised down to the smallest detail, with the help of llopa ni Cinnéme, in 1933. In the final preparation for the press,nbsp;during the last year or so, I have received valuable assistancenbsp;from kiAtn Ó niioUACAm, SeAn Ö Si'otóAin and IlioctAf Ö koriAin,nbsp;and I gladly acknowledge my great indebtedness to Ape 10 acnbsp;SpéAgótp without whose co-operation, as scribe and as verifiernbsp;of many points, the production of this work would have beennbsp;practically impossible.

tniCéAk 6 slotCAin.

CONTENTS

Piommciation and Accent ... nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;...nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;...nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;...nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1

Prepositions aj, 8; Ap, 10 ; Ap, 16 ; curi, 18 ; t)e, *00, 20 ; pé, 24; 50, 50 ¦0C1, 27 ; itiip, 27 ; in, 28 ; te, 30 ; 0, 33 ; poirh, 34 ; cAp, 35 ;nbsp;cpeApnA, 37 ; cpi, 37 ; tnn, 37

Prepositional Phrases Nouns ...nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;...

Nouns of Degree and Kindred Expressions Expressions for Time and Reckoningnbsp;Pronouns

Conjunctions. Conditional Sentences Verbs

Verbal Nouns Adjectivesnbsp;Adverbs

Phrases Unclassified ...

Plant Names

A Few Notes on Grammar Index to Wordsnbsp;Index to Points of Grammarnbsp;Index to Points of Pronunciation

seAti-CAinu riA tiT)éise.

PRONUNCIATION AND ACCENT.

A scientific account of the sounds of Waterford Irish wül be found in Dr. Henebry’s book on the “ Phonology of Dési Irish.”nbsp;In the present work the pronunciation has been mainly representednbsp;by writing the Irish word as it is pronounced. An ordinarynbsp;acquaintance with the sounds of the Irish letters is thereforenbsp;presumed.

{Note.—To assist the learner, the pronunciation of Irish words has sometimes been represented by rude equivalents according tonbsp;English spelling. These equivalents will help mainly towardsnbsp;illustrating the vowel sounds. The precise quality of the consonants,nbsp;broad or slender, must be inferred from the Irish spelling. Ghnbsp;represents the sound of C in bOC ; th, the sound of Ü in CAUC ;nbsp;dh, the sound of X) in ‘OORAS.

I. (1) The student should endeavour to acquire the exact sounds of the letters pronounced by the lips p, b, p, tu, and b or rfi, i.e.,nbsp;V and W when followed by broad or slender vowel. UnfamUiaritynbsp;with these sounds makes the learner fancy that the pronunciationnbsp;of the Irish speaker is indistinct or blurred. To pronounce thesenbsp;letters when slender the lips must be pressed close to the teeth ;nbsp;to pronounce them when broad, the lips must be thrust forwardnbsp;so that the lips can be actually seen by the speaker by lookingnbsp;downwards. Pronounce the words “met” and “moon.” Notenbsp;that the lips are thrust further forward when you pronounce thenbsp;second word “ moon.” In Irish, for broad m, they would benbsp;thrust still further forward, and for slender m would be drawnnbsp;further back than they are for the “ m ” in “ met.” The soundnbsp;of p may cause some difficulty. English “ f ” is produced bynbsp;laying the upper teeth on the lower lip, whilst Irish p is producednbsp;by bringing the lips close together and forcing out the breath.nbsp;In pronouncing p slender, some speakers touch the lower lip

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with the upper teeth and force out the breath between the lips at the same time. The sound thus produced is more accuratelynbsp;described as bi-labial than as labio-dental. As an exercise innbsp;these sounds read aloud a page of Irish, taking care to give thenbsp;lips the correct position for each labial. The prayers “ Hailnbsp;Mary ” and “ Had, Holy Queen ” will be found to contain broadnbsp;and slender labials quite close to one another, and may thereforenbsp;be selected with advantage for this exercise.

(2) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;C and u broad are pronounced, as explained in the ordinarynbsp;books, by pressing the tip of the tongue against the inside of thenbsp;upper front teeth. In pronouncing c and -o slender the tip ofnbsp;the tongue is raised and touches the hard flesh just over the uppernbsp;front teeth. C and n slender are not pronounced like the “ t ”nbsp;in “ tune ” and the “ d ” in “ duty.” We do not say tyir-im ornbsp;chir-im for cipim, nor dyee-ah or jee-ah for “Oia. The c and nnbsp;slender are produced by pressing so loosely with the tongue thatnbsp;some breath escapes during the contact. Outside Ulster many ofnbsp;our English speakers give an exaggerated form of this slender cnbsp;pronunciation to the final “ t ” in “ what,” “ that,” amp;c., so thatnbsp;these words sound almost like “ whass,” “thass.”

C aspirated is often pronounced like the C in toO. When such is the case it is written as C. C has this sound when it is precedednbsp;by a broad vowel and is the last letter of a word whose genitivenbsp;contains more syllables than its nominative, thus ¦oAt is pronouncednbsp;¦OAc because the genitive is -OAtA. So, too, ciiAt has cfACA asnbsp;genitive, and therefore is pronounced cpAó even in the compoundnbsp;cpACnutiA [cpACnóriA]. Uiot [pit], running, is pronounced pnicnbsp;because the genitive is peAtA.

(3) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;A sound similar to that of the “ i ” in the English wordnbsp;“ mile ” is denoted by one or more capital letters, as cibi,

In strict accuracy, there are two varieties of this “ i ’’-sound ; in the word cibb, it is eh-ee, and in cAlll, it is ah-ee, both eh-eenbsp;and ah-ee being pronounced quickly. When the sound is eh-ee,nbsp;the consonant following the vowel is a capital, as in cibb; if thennbsp;the reader sees words printed like 01b)bi'n or cOTÓeAt, he knowsnbsp;that they are pronounced, eh-ee-leen, teh-ee-ul ; I cannot guaranteenbsp;however that the printer will succeed in getting in these capitalsnbsp;in every case.

I can help the reader in another way by the following general

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rule ;—The ah-ee sound occurs, (a) when ai stands in capitals as in bAUt, cAUt, cAInc, 'oAltt ; (6) when the capitalized vowelnbsp;or vowels are followed immediately by m and a consonant as innbsp;btlImbéAt, flmptiAe, clmpe^tt, or immediately by m as thenbsp;last letter of a monosyllable as in gpeim, 1m, ftllm ; (c) whennbsp;the capitalized vowel or vowels are followed immediately by n asnbsp;in binn, cptllnn, pince. In all other cases, the capitalized vowelnbsp;or vowels are pronounced eh-ee.

There is a third sound akin to these, similar to that of “ oi ” in the English word “ boil.” It is heard in only a few words, suchnbsp;as, coinnte {koy-ing-leh), candles. Coinn {koy-ing), the propernbsp;name, Quinn, poirhe (roy), before.

(4) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Another important vowel sound is that in such words asnbsp;cpAnn, tom. It resembles the sound of “ ow ” in toww, and willnbsp;be indicated by a curved line underneath the vowel, as conn. Am.nbsp;Like the “ i ” sound, it has two chief varieties, bom would be represented by leh-oom, and Am by ah-00m. The rule may be put asnbsp;follows :—If A, alone or with other vowels, followed by a liquid,nbsp;stand over the curved line, the sound is ah-00, e.g., cAm, ceAnn,nbsp;¦OAtt, mAtt ; otherwise the sound is eh-00, e.g., cAbAipc (the'~A isnbsp;not followed by a liquid), pott, conn, TiorhAn. There are twonbsp;exceptions :—(a) in Anonn ’p AnAtt, the word Anonn takes thenbsp;ah-00 sound to agree with the ah-00 of AnAtt, ; (b) 10, when markednbsp;with the curve, has the ah-00 sound in the following words ; opnbsp;cionn, pionn, cionncAt.

(5) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ö or o in close connection with the sound of n or m becomesnbsp;n or u, as nu, or ; gnb, business ; pinnitig [puinneóg], window ;nbsp;cünurii [conjnArii], help. Wherever this sound occurs, ó or unbsp;has been substituted, in almost all cases, for 0 or 0 in the text.

The pronunciation of o should not cause difficulty to English speakers in Ireland. This sound, as heard in “ sir ” quot; tub ”nbsp;“ repubhc,” has long been noted by competent English observersnbsp;as a characteristic Irish sound. It is intermediate between a backnbsp;and a middle (or obscure) vowel.¹ Ö, being a back vowel, cannotnbsp;in strict accuracy be described as the lengthened sound of o.

(6) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;A vowel before or after ti or m is often nasalized ; many ofnbsp;our speakers pronounce tii, for instance, with a nasal sound which

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English people try to represent our pronunciation of “ sir ” by “ sorr,” but they know it is only an approximation.

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distinguishes the word from the English ‘ knee.’ Ask anyone in Ring, or indeed in almost any part of Munster, to pronounce Ia,nbsp;a day, and tArhA, hands, and you will distinctly hear the vowel anbsp;nasalized in the latter word.—^The fact that we give some syllablesnbsp;a nasal sound does not justify the statement that our Irish isnbsp;nasal; many Englishmen nasalize the vowels in “ all,” “ ball,”nbsp;“ laundry,” “ arm,” but would not be described as ‘ nasal speakers ’nbsp;for that reason. The description however applies to much ofnbsp;the Irish heard in Cork and Kerry, the speakers of which, as isnbsp;known all over Ireland, constantly employ the nasal quality ofnbsp;voice ; in so doing, they are undoubtedly adhering to what mustnbsp;be a very ancient tradition, and what in itself is by no meansnbsp;displeasing ; nor is their style of speaking marred by their freenbsp;use of high and low musical notes.

(7) In Irish the letters a, o, u, e, i serve a double purpose. They represent vowel sounds, and they indicate the quality, broad ornbsp;slender, of the consonant beside which they are placed. In thenbsp;first-mentioned use they are deservedly called vowels, in the secondnbsp;they should be called “broad-signs” or “ slender-signs.” In thenbsp;word Ajuf, A and u are vowels ; in the word cAimi'o, the first i isnbsp;only a slender-sign and is not pronounced as a vowel, for no onenbsp;says thawquot; im-eed but thawquot; meed. The learner is, therefore,nbsp;often puzzled to know when he is to treat the vowel as a vowel,nbsp;and when as a broad or slender sign. To help him, we omit suchnbsp;sign-vowels and insert a hyphen in their place, as in cA-rni-o, geA-cin,nbsp;gyah-teen. Furthermore, two vowels written together (a digraph)nbsp;like 01 may represent any one of several different sounds. Thus,nbsp;e.g., in fé cfioigte, “ six feet,” the pronunciation of cfoigce willnbsp;embarrass the beginner, but can be satisfactorily represented bynbsp;the spelling Cfv-ete, threhquot; heh. Here cf is separated by thenbsp;hyphen from e ; e is slender, therefore c|i is broad. So, too, if wenbsp;chose, we might replace the spelling cAoïticeAóAU, “ lamenting,”nbsp;by c-niquot;c-AóAu. Here \ is slender, therefore c, which is separatednbsp;from it by the hyphen, is broad. Similarly c is separated by anbsp;hyphen from a and is therefore slender. The rule is, then, thatnbsp;the consonant is opposite in quality to the letter from which it isnbsp;separated by the hyphen. (This device would probably be foundnbsp;serviceable in simplifying Irish spelling. It has been used sparinglynbsp;in this book, as any serious change of spelling often confuses thenbsp;learner. There are some words where its use is indispensable.

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e.gf., the adjective boóc in the vocative case, a boc-c. Here the c is slender, hut the first three letters boc—neglecting thenbsp;aspiration of b—^are just the same as in pe^p bocc. ï)oiCc isnbsp;misleading, as it makes the ó slender).

(8) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Broad t is sometimes pronounced so deep as to sound likenbsp;¦o or 5 broad aspirated.

In reference to the pronunciation of 11. see introduction to Verbs

(2), pAt).

(9) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Read over the introductory matter to the different partsnbsp;of speech, as they contain many hints on pronunciation. Particularnbsp;attention is directed to the general introduction to the verb, andnbsp;to the special introduction to ca.

A note will be found at the end of book on some local divergencies in Deife Irish.

II. Some of the chief peculiarities of “Oéipe Irish are due to the influence of accent on pronunciation. For our purposenbsp;we must distinguish two kinds of accent (a) word accent, andnbsp;(b) phrase or sentence-accent. Word accent is the accent whichnbsp;makes one syllable of a word stand out more prominently thannbsp;another, thus in the word cApAtt the first syllable is morenbsp;prominent, because uttered with greater force than the second,nbsp;and therefore we say that the first syllable is accented. This wenbsp;indicate by putting a mark after it—cApquot;Att.

Just as one syllable of a word may be made more prominent than the other syllables, so one word in a phrase or sentence maynbsp;be made more prominent than the other words. Thus in the sentence,nbsp;rtiApA ¦ocujAtin cunbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;’ouic béiu, CAiCpi['ó] pé [aJtiuap ne tu,

“ unless you mind (pay heed to) yourself, he will throw you off ” (addressed to one on horseback), the emphatic word is of coursenbsp;CAitpit) or “ will throw.” This word will therefore stand outnbsp;more prominently than the others, in fact it becomes so prominentnbsp;that ’uuAf ne tu, though distinctly heard, is pronounced withnbsp;great rapidity. In the introductory or conditional clause [AiJpeAóApnbsp;is the important word and therefore carries the accent. Likenbsp;CAitpit) it overshadows the other words in its clause. Taking thenbsp;whole sentence together we say that cAitpit) bears the chief accentnbsp;and ’p^^cAf the secondary accent. Here is another sentence,nbsp;the words of a priest who comes to a house to say Mass and findsnbsp;the inmates in bed : “ A mbeAt!) bucAet) titpge ’gAm OAitpinn

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ifceAó teApAcquot;A [opJpAiü é,” “ If I had a bucket of water I would throw it into the beds on you.” The ernphatic word isnbsp;telt;)ipAlt;5quot;.lt;i, because it indicates the extreme measure which he isnbsp;prepared to take. The voice increases in force from the commencement and at LeApAóA strikes out the second syllable withnbsp;sledge-hammer force. The concluding words oppAiO (reduced tonbsp;’pdit) ornbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;é are treated as if they were a mere appanage to

tCApACA.

A similar effect is observable in single words and in phrases. CxiftiAri, thass-bawnquot;, is often reduced to ptiAii ornbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(and

even to fAti) ; t)eATinAcquot;A‘ó to b’eACquot;AP ; bACAóquot; almost to b’cACquot;. Take note of the phrase, jac aod pun, literally “ everynbsp;single thing.” An English speaker would emphasise “ single ”nbsp;and so do we, the result being that in 5AÓ the 6 isnbsp;touched lightly and reduced to a b sound. Furthermore, the tinbsp;of Aon (not because óf the accent) becomes assimilated to the p ofnbsp;put), or, let us say, is simply dropped. Thus the phrase becomesnbsp;5a’ bAo’quot; put) (guh’-haequot; rudh). Jac 6lnne similarly becomesnbsp;5a’ bélquot;nne (guh’-hyquot;ing-eh).

It was contemplated at first to mark the accented words in each sentence, but this was found to be impracticable. From thenbsp;illustrations already given the reader will understand that sentence-accent depends on meaning. Hence it is sometimes called “ logicalnbsp;accent,” that is, the accent which sound reason would prescribe.nbsp;[Dr. Henebry notes that, although this may be taken as a goodnbsp;working rule, it probably does not cover all cases. Certain soundsnbsp;like that of C broad seem to him to attract the accent.]

I. Words in square brackets [ ] are from Dr. Dinneen's Dictionary.

= Early Modern Irish forms.

Perfect consistency in spelling has not been observed. Wherever it was thought that the pronunciation had been sufficiently explainednbsp;or was known to the learner already from the ordinary books, thenbsp;common method of spelling has been employed. S5 was used innbsp;the First Edition instead of pc ; for convenience sake, this has notnbsp;been alter^.

Readers should pay particular attention to (7) in the preceding section on Pronunciation, as otherwise, they may not understandnbsp;the use of the hyphen in this book.

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The different sections have been sub-divided, not always because of difference of matter, but to facilitate reference.

Observe that accent marks denote word accent, not sentence accent.

II. Learners of Irish should try to cast off what might be termed the refined 'pronunciation of English which they have acquired innbsp;school or college. When speaking Irish they should try to imitatenbsp;the tone of voice and general style of utterance which they have heardnbsp;from the plain, English-speaking people of their native district. Allnbsp;the ordinary folk of our country speak English after the Gaelic manner ;nbsp;artd this Gaelic manner is much the same everywhere except in partsnbsp;of the north and the south-west ; see preceding sect. (6).

PREPOSITIONS.

The precise changes which the initial letter of a noun suffers, when preceded by a preposition, are set forth in the followingnbsp;sections.

It may be stated in general (1), that feminine nouns in the singular, beginning with y, preceded by the article and preposition,nbsp;are treated as if they were in the nominative case preceded bynbsp;the article, i.e., the y prefixes c ; (2), that nouns beginning with y,nbsp;preceded by the preposition without the article, often resist aspiration ; (3) that, if the noun in the singular begin with c or p,nbsp;and if the preposition and article form one syllable {e.g.

¦oe’n, yé’n) the c or p is usually aspirated. The rules given here and below are based on a very large number of examples, only anbsp;small portion of which can be quoted.

Ag.

As appears generally in the pronominal form, Aige (pronounced eg-ehquot;), which is contracted to ’ge, or reduced to eg.

As followed by the article and plural noun prefixes y to the article, a.g., ’ge ytiA ¦OAoitie.

Before verbal nouns beginning with a consonant it becomes a’, if the word immediately preceding it ends in a consonant, e.g.,nbsp;tA SeAn a’ T)ut, but if the word ends in a vowel the as oftennbsp;disappears, e.g., tA yé ¦out; before verbal nouns beginning with anbsp;vowel it becomes ’s unites with the verbal noun to form anbsp;single word, if the preceding word ends in a vowel, e.g., tA yénbsp;’5’ite ; but if the preceding word ends in a consonant it becomes eg,nbsp;e.g., cA SeAn eg ite.

As compounded with pronouns takes the following forms, AgAtnquot;, Aguequot;, Algequot;, AIC1quot;, AgAiunquot;, AgAiöquot;, Acuquot;, We should writenbsp;Ag-iTiuquot;, Ag-iOquot; to be quite accurate, but it was thought betternbsp;to avoid special forms of spelling in words whose pronunciationnbsp;is probably well-known to the reader. The initial a is frequentlynbsp;omitted.

Ag combined with possessive pronouns becomes ’ge-m, at my ; ’ge-c (before vowels), ’ge-’o (before consonants), at thy ; ’ge-u-Anbsp;or geA, at his, hers, theirs ; ’ge-u-Ay, at our ; ’ge-u-uy, at your.

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Ag, followed by the article and noun in the singular, eclipses. If the noun begins with c or p it aspirates, and, if with c or xgt;, itnbsp;causes no change. The phrase Ag An ¦oopA-p, is pronounced ge’nnbsp;A ¦oofAp, an A being inserted between the article and the noun.nbsp;Ag followed immediately by the noun causes no change.

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Óin é lt;i Cürh4t\tA (rh nasal) That’s a proof for you that corhAfitA] Ague riA c-uepe fi she will not come at all (that’snbsp;-n Ao’ óop.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;your proof, lit., “ that’s its

proof ” the proof of it, viz. that she, etc.).

CuATJAp a’ péAóAitic a’ pi. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;They went to see the king.

All.

Ap (er) combined with the personal pronouns gives the following forms : opm or pom, on me ; opc, on thee ; Aip (er), on him ; uiptenbsp;(erquot;heh), also uiptt {erquot;hih) and uipti (er-hee), on her ; optAiminbsp;(ur”hing), on us ; opAit), on ye ; optA, on them. OpAtnn andnbsp;oppA, also heard.

Ap, followed by a noun without the article, aspirates. Some exceptions will be found in the second and third set of examplesnbsp;below.

Ap, followed by the article and a noun in the singular, eclipses. Sometimes a noun beginning with c resists eclipsis.

PREPOSITIONS.

In these examples, the words ¦oinuéAf, bótAf, cif, bófo have not their literal meaning; if they had, Af would aspirate the firstnbsp;letter of each, and Af -óiririéAf would mean “ on a dinner,” Afnbsp;tiotAf, “on a road,” etc.

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None of those boats belong to Ring.

He lived there, in the house next ours or next door to oursnbsp;(fAn a5 also).

She was one of the persons who saw him.

One of those women is Brigid.

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He is the person who is nearest to the Glorious Virgin.

In the last three examples may be regarded as a device to save cA from being followed by a noun predicate. “ Identicalnbsp;with ” will usually suffice as its translation. Dr. Henebry saysnbsp;that this is a corrupt phrase. But it is used and defended bynbsp;Father (later Canon) O’Leary, Cork Weekly Examiner, April 28,nbsp;1906.

PREPOSITIONS.

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T)omn gApbAn does not give the pronunciation, as the diphthong is ah-00, not eh-oo. Father (now Dr.) P. Power, Waterford, tells me that henbsp;had seen “ Downmore ” in a title-deed as a spelling of Dunmore. Manynbsp;of the old people used to say ¦Oun gamp;pbAn.

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PREPOSITIONS.

Coppuig opc.

béipig opc 50 meAp Agup PUÖAt teAC.

Plop óua’ [Cuai-ó] mé piAifi a’ ceAugAt Ap mo pA.

‘OubAipc pé ATinpou 50 mAip-peAp pé Ap a’ pAu imeAp5 tia iiPAoine.

tA ATI pi.ite bUAitce pom [opm] ATinpo.

Note that, when we speak of time, we use be not Ap : e.g., tA 1-A TiA b-imipti (imipCe) buAibce biuti Auoip, our day to flit isnbsp;close at hand.

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AS.

The pronominal forms are : AfAm (ass’m), out of me : AfAC {assquot;uth), out of thee ; Af {ass), out of him ; Aifce (ashquot;teh), outnbsp;of her ; AfAinn, out of us ; AfAib, out of ye or you ; AfCA, out ofnbsp;them.

When followed by the article and a noun in the singular, it eclipses. When followed by a noun without the article it causesnbsp;no change.

PREPOSITIONS.

Perhaps you might break the cup as a result of your fiddlingnbsp;(lit. ran-sacking).

That accident was due to drink (as a result of).

After (as result of) all their higgling (loud talk, etc.) theynbsp;came to terms.

I got no reply to the letter {lit. as a result of).

With all the messengers [i.e. as result of their exertions] (employed) the paper did not come.

He dreamt there was a pot of money (buried) under the oak-tree growing on his farm, andnbsp;he went to dig for it, as directednbsp;by the dream (according to thenbsp;dream, not as a result of it).

Draw the sickle in the direction of the handle {lit., according to).

“ I wonder if the rain is all over yet ? ” “I don’t think itnbsp;{i.e., the weather) is done withnbsp;it yet.” Lit., “ I don’t thinknbsp;that for it {i.e., the weather)nbsp;there is an “ out of it ” {i.e.,nbsp;of the rain).”

Note that though Af and ¦do refer to words which are feminine they are put in masc. gender. This is dealt with under Nouns.

He knows Irish from his infancy ; he was learning it fromnbsp;the start; he is always engagednbsp;at it.

(Af, except in the last clause of the three, means “ starting from,P “beginning with,” “reckoning from.” Compare Af fonbsp;¦AniAC, Af fo fUAf, henceforth, henceforward. For Af in the thirdnbsp;clause see the following four sentences.)

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7. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;t)i tné Ai'Ac.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;I was importuning you,

annoying you.

a cap TiA rtiAnpAi Af They are setting the dogs at Au AfAt.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;the ass.

Ca ATI rriA’opA Ap ATioif. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The dog is after (at) him now.

“ Ea pit) 50 ¦oiATi AtiupAu.”— nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ You are hard at work there.”

“ tsm-ne. tli'ti Ann nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;aónbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a lieiCnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ Yes, nothing fornbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;itnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;butnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;to

Ap.” nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;keep pegging awaynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;atnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;it.”

(Ap in these nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;examples meansnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ hanging on to,” attacking,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;in

literal or figurative sense.)

8. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;t)AiTi mé ¦opo’viAicit Ap.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;I conceived a suspicion there

from.

[EiiCAtt, inference, hence ¦opot-tA., suspicion.]

cun.

The following are the pronominal forms :—CijAm=cu5Am, towards me ; óóac=6u5ac, towards thee ; cuige, towards him,nbsp;which we might write é-ije ; Cnquot;e-te (chooquot;eh-heh)=Cwce, towardsnbsp;her; óóinn (chooquot;ing)=inSAmn, towards us ; cüiï) (choo’iv)=nbsp;eugAiO, towards ye or you; Cii-te {chooquot;heh) = tncA, towardsnbsp;them. (Note difference in pronunciation of cuice and Ouca.)

Before plural nouns preceded by the article it is reduced to óu’ and the article becomes priA, e.g., óu’ priA pAi-opeAéA.

Except in the verbal noun construction, e.g., éun a’ CAtAiti {not cAbriiATi) ‘oo pAotApujAt), éuri is usually followed by thenbsp;genitive. Therefore, if the article precedes a masc. sing, nounnbsp;the initial letter of the noun will be aspirated (but not c or xgt;).nbsp;If the article be not used the initial letter suffers no change.

PREPOSITIONS.

For form tócfdt) see under Verbs—^Pronunciation.

3. Sé mo gnu [gnó] é Cun It is my business or interestnbsp;cuin-drh [cuifhnedrh] dip.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(namely) to remember it.

In this and following example, it practically means “ namely.”

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6. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CAt) AtA cü Cu tl A TiCAUAt) What are you going to do

teif A fpttonu ? nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(for doing) with the fork ?

(In Waterford-English called a “ sprong”. It is a graip or fork with more than two prongs).

7. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ca AuA-t)óit ’je ’ugAöAp The goat is very fond of

Cun fgöAóA [pjeAtA]. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;briers.

”00 5U15 [jufO] Au miutfcéip The minister prayed for fine Curt Almpip OpeAj uo ¦óAitc weather. That accounts for thenbsp;[¦o’fASAit], 1 if ‘ooc’ 50 b’é rain, I suppose,nbsp;fin If CtouucAC tetf a bpeAf-tAiun.

tAiuij m’focAt cun cfiCe. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;My words came true.

T)o tuis fé cuAtn. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;He attacked me.

8. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ao’ fu-o Cun tjo totA.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Anything to please you.

¦Oe, “00.

t)o is often used for xgt;e. The -o of ne is frequently aspirated, getting a “ y ” sound, and as -Oe and ’ge (reduced and aspiratednbsp;form of Alge, i.e., Ag) have the same sound, it is not surprising tonbsp;find occasionally ’ge (unaspirated) used for ne.¹ quot;Oe is also usednbsp;for -oo.

The pronominal forms of ¦oo are : ¦oorn or ¦ourhfA (dhoo''sah— rti nasal)j to me ; 'ouic (dhet), to thee ; uo or no, to him ; tu or -oi,nbsp;to her ; ¦otiinn to us ; ¦oiob, to ye or you ; -oOit), to them. Thenbsp;forms .no and ni are emphatic, and will be found combined withnbsp;the pronoun of emphasis, nO-fAn, ni-fin.

The pronominal forms of ne are: nioni, from me; nïoc, from thee ; ne, from him ; ni, from her ; niuu, from us ; nib, from ye ornbsp;jnu ; niob, from them.

t)o combined with the possessive pronouns gives now, to my ; non or noc, to thy ; nA or no-u-A, to his, her, their ; nAf, to our ;nbsp;n’tif or no u-’uf, to your. T)e similarly compounded gives ne-m,nbsp;ne-n or ne-c, nA, nAf, n’uf or ne u-’uf.

”Oo or ne, followed by a noun without the article, aspirates. Wheti followed by the article and noun in the singular, it eclipses.nbsp;If the initial letter of the noun be c or p, aspiration is more usual.

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In Such expressions as ‘ it is time for me ’ (see under Ag, 2) Ag is probably used for no by a similar confusion.—De H.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

PREPOSITIONS.

Masculine nouns beginning with f often either prefix c or, aspirate the f.

quot;Oo or -oe, followed by the article and a noun in the plural, prefixes r to the article.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

(feipebj means a pullet, not therefore the same as chicken. See Dictionary, under eipeóg,. and for initial p compare peibueAunbsp;ifie-nawn), ivy, piotAp (fyuVar), an eagle, for eibue^u, lotAp).

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(There is a kind of “ o ” sound between the deep “ t ” of fAojAt and the following -oe.)

PREPOSITIONS.

Note that ptoinne aspirates or prefixes c.

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Tê.

The following are the pronominal forms ;—quot;pum, under me ; ¦pvt:, under thee; pé, péig, pétje (fayquot;yeh), under him;nbsp;{fooquot;heh), under her ; yutA, under them.

The possessive forms are :—pé-m, yé-n or fé-c, pé-ti-A, fé ti-A-p, pé öp or pé u-ép.

pé, if followed by a noun without the article, aspirates. When followed by the article and a noun in singular it eclipses, butnbsp;aspirates if the noun begins with c or p. When followed by thenbsp;article and a noun in plural, it prefixes p to the article.

pé is used both as a preposition and as an adverb. The common way of saying “ before the post-man comes ” is either pé tAjATiunbsp;or ¦ocAjAuu peAp a’ poipc {fwisht), or pA’OA tAgAnu peAp a’ poipc.nbsp;Many prefer the latter form. Sut Ap tAgAun is heard, but notnbsp;often. pAt) UA is also used.

PREPOSITIONS.

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PREPOSITIONS.

of pê and ¦oe but a word in itself. The Diet, has nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ weak,

¦Worn, run down ” ; our word however has two syllables.

50, 50 ¦oci

5o is used with nouns not preceded by the article, but is often replaced by 50 ¦oci. go ¦oci, usually reduced to ¦oi, is the regularnbsp;form before nouns accompanied by the article, and is often treatednbsp;a simple preposition causing eclipsis when followed by the articlenbsp;and a noun in the singular, e.g., Cua’ fé 50 ¦oci ah mbAite-mup,nbsp;he went to town; but causes aspiration, if the noun begins withnbsp;c or p. If the noun is not preceded by the article, therenbsp;is no change. When followed by the article and noun in plural,nbsp;It prefixes p to the article. In pronunciation the 50 is usuallynbsp;omitted, nothing being heard but ui. Another form, jup or gup 50,nbsp;still survives in expressions for time : see under Time and Reckoning.nbsp;Note also that in the common expression, Sé uo OeAtA pA 'oêtAignbsp;I'co, the word pA stands for gup ah (50 pah).

1. tribei’ pé

Apipc ? ” nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ PI,'

*H'tteAquot;ó quot;Oe

So-nci-po. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Up to the present.

(All pronounced as one word, accent on 1'. Note po. Do not peo.)

It) 111.

'•quot;oip is usually contracted to ¦oip which is pronounced -oep. quot;I'he pronominal forms are eA'o''opAiHH, eA-oquot;opAit), cAc'foppA.

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in.

The following are the pronominal forms : iotiauiquot;, in me ; iouac, in thee ; Ann (un) or Ann, in him, there ; ince {inquot;teh or ine-teh),nbsp;in her ; lonAinn (in-ingquot;), in us ; lonAiO {in-ivquot;), in ye or you ;nbsp;loncA (occasionally AnncA), in them.

When followed by a noun without the article, it eclipses. In pYóifce. nA Tl-inne is heard as well as i bpYóifce. In wordsnbsp;beginning with a b, both the ni and b are often heard, e.g., i mlDéAptAnbsp;is pronounced im-bayquot;or-lah.

When followed by an article and a noun in the singular, it eclipses ; if the noun begins with c or p, it aspirates, e.g., fA biop,nbsp;fA óuAti, pA pAipc, fA pott. When followed by the article and nounnbsp;in plural, it prefixes f to the article, e.g., i ptiA cfAInn.

PREPOSITIONS.

(In the last three examples the preposition denotes that the action expressed by the verbal noun is continuous.)

6. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“OAoirie loncA fém lAT) fon.

ï)i fé mAucA Aun Uéiu {un-hanequot;).

7. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ÜA bftHgeAp fé in Aonnbsp;¦oomAifce é, óuifpeA-ó fé An damage he would summon him.

¦Dtige Aif.

Hi fé Ann fA bflAbjiAf {veequot;ar-Us),

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be.

be becomes Beip before the article. When followed by a possessive pronoun beginning with a vowel, be., the pronouns a, his (hers,nbsp;theirs), Ap, ours, [B]üp, yours, it inserts an n between itself andnbsp;the pronoun ; when followed by a possessive pronoun beginningnbsp;with a consonant and ending with a vowel, be., mo, my, no, thy,nbsp;it unites with the pronoun and makes a new form :—le-m, withnbsp;my ; Be-’o, te-c, with thy ; observe that the consonants m, -o, cnbsp;remain broad.

The following are the pronominal forms :—tiom (lyum), with me (occasionally pronounced Biom in prayers, songs and somenbsp;few expressions) ; Bcac, with thee ; Beip, with him ; Bétte or Bét,nbsp;with her (the former is more emphatic) ; Brnri (ling), with us ;nbsp;BtB, with ye or you ; BeotA or Beo, with them (the former morenbsp;emphatic).nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

betp, followed by the article and a noun in the singular, requires eclipsis of initial consonant of noun. If the noun be not precedednbsp;by the article, and if its first letter be a vowel, ti must be insertednbsp;between Be and the noun, or else a slight pause made to separatenbsp;the vowels. If the first letter be a consonant, there is no change.

PREPOSITIONS.

1. leif An nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a t:uaih It’s of fever he died.

he is used in this way in all parts of the country. It denotes that the action of the verb is to be continued. AbAip teAc, talknbsp;on ; teATi teAC, foUow on ; it teAt, eat on. Sometimes it is likenbsp;“ just ” in English—“ just run down to your mother and say, etc.,nbsp;“ Uiot teAC flop 50 oci ¦00 rfiAtAip .nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.”

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PREPOSITIONS.

Ö.

The following are the pronominal forms :—DuAim {wooquot;im)*, from me ; buAic, from thee ; buAig, from him ; buAice {woo”i-heh),nbsp;from her ; buAinn, from us ; buAib {wooquot;iv), from ye or you ; buAtA,nbsp;(wooquot;a hah), from them.

Ö is like T)o in regard to the aspiration and eclipsis of nouns, and like te in the insertion of n and b ; o does not aspirate the c ofnbsp;Ci§ when the latter is followed by a noun in the genitive, e.g.,nbsp;Ó Cl’ m’ AtAf ; Ó, forming one syllable with the article, usuallynbsp;aspirates the noun in the singular beginning with c or p.

1. Ca fé Ó ¦óOlriféAf—ó nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;He is out of dangef now.

’^-^ojAt—(b=vw) Anoif.

Ca fé Ó f5-eit [fsoit] Anoif. He is not in school now (left

for a time, or permanently).

Sometimes tn broad.—McS.

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•ROirh.

¦Roitti (roy) or poittie {rivquot;eh) compounded with personal pronouns, takes the following forms :—•Rtim=porhArTi, before me ; püc=porhAc, before thee ; poirhe or pOlg, before him ; puimpe ornbsp;p01fnpe=poimpe, before her; ptiAiTin=póftiAiun, before us;nbsp;porhAit), before ye or you; pompA=pómpA, before them. Thenbsp;West Munster form poimip is never heard.

¦Roirfi, followed by a noun without the article, makes no change. ¦Roirn, followed by the article and noun in the sing., usuallynbsp;eclipses ; but often aspirates if noun begins with c or p.

When followed by the article and noun in plural, the article takes p.

PREPOSITIONS.

tAR.

This preposition is pronounced tedp, rhyming with pedp. Combined with the personal pronouns, it has the following forms :— tedpquot;nm = tedpm, beyond me ; cedpquot;uc=tedpc, beyond thee ; gt;nbsp;tdipquot;if, beyond him ; toipne, tóipp'oi=tdipfcei' beyond her ;nbsp;tedpdinn or teipquot;inn=tdpdintl, beyond us; tedpdiï)=tdpdiï),nbsp;beyond ye or you ; tofod, tópfcd=tdpfd, beyond them.

Üdp, followed by a noun without the article, does not aspirate (according to Tlópd ni Cinnéme) if the noun denotes an objectornbsp;place by which one passes, e.g.^ dg góitc fcdp jedcd, cdp tndód ;nbsp;tdp always aspirates, when it means “ far surpassing,” e.g.,nbsp;Seirnped* tdp geirhped-O, a winter exceeding all others in severitynbsp;so too, when it means “ over ” : dj téim tdp ótdine ; when followed:nbsp;by article and noun in the singular it eclipses,

He went beyond the usual time.

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toippm in the last example expresses the idea of a series, as though the priests passed across her mind, one after another.

PREPOSITIONS.

The hand-stack is made without a ladder by the hand alone, by “ handling ” ; the knee-stack being higher is completed by anbsp;man kneeling above and receiving the sheaves from some onenbsp;below.

cneAsriA.

See under Compound Prepositions for some important phrases.

C'peAfUA UA CAtuTi [cAtrhATi]. Across the country.

Hi ttic-pAt) fé ct'eAi'TiA offA. He would not interrupt (interfere with, contradict) them.

cnf.

The following are the pronominal forms ciAiom, through me ; c^ioc, through thee; c^iT), through him; cpite, through her ;nbsp;cnirm, through us ; cfiO, through ye or you ; cf^iotA, throughnbsp;them.

Cfii followed by the article and noun in singular becomes cfvit).

vegetables).

um.

Rarely heard except in a few phrases. Af is used instead to translate, e.g., ‘ he put on his coat,’ étiif fé a óAfós Aif.

[ÜA mé A5 cuif 1-mumquot;, or A5 cuf umumquot;, I am putting on my clothes—similarly for other persons, the quality of the first letternbsp;in prep. pro. varpng according as the speaker uses cuip or cu-p ;nbsp;thus we have lomucquot; umucquot;, Impe oimpe, imij; uimij, and so

on.—0’C.l

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tlfn tjvdttióTiA, at evening; tim C^ifg, at Easter; utn tlo’otaig, at Christmas (sometimes curiously pronounced em-ruVlug*) ¦,nbsp;iLeaO ’mA teAó=half and half—an important phrase, ’rriA—um a,nbsp;half on its half ; ’mA tuAice {looquot;a-heh) : ja’ tiAon freAp ’mA tuAitenbsp;Cé Ap tuipge A mbeAt) quot;oeipeAt) Aige teip, every man making allnbsp;haste (at his swiftest) to see who should be finished with it first.nbsp;(The explanation of teAC ’tnA teAC has been taken from Dr. R.nbsp;Foley’s edition of Fitzgerald’s Poems)*’’'.

Note.—^The reader should make a list of the prepositions which, when combined with the article, form one syllable and- aspiratenbsp;initial c or p of a noun in the singular.

* Dr. H. attributes change to the influence of n, and compares gpii for gtió, and, as an instance of the opposite change, -omiire for npiiipe.—I havenbsp;heard cpuic for cmuc and CoppACCAC for CotiuACCAc.

** Also editor of Donnchadh Ruadh’s Poems referred to at foot of

p. 26.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.

The following phrase headings are arranged in alphabetical order :—

A^AIt!) : Sm é rtiAf a Ueiuif Af A n-A$Ai-ó {nye) tiA óeAfc.

Aic te it-AgAit) (^ee) ct-15.

be tli [UAgAlp] ATI tAe.

(When AjAvó is preceded by a possessive pronoun, mo, -oo, etc., it is pronounced eye : e.g., te m’ AgAit) {lem-eyequot;), “ for my purpose,nbsp;to suit my purpose”—te ri-Af u-AgAit) (len-awr-nighquot;) “for ournbsp;purpose.”

It is pronounced ee, only in te tiAgAitgt;.

Cao te n-A AjAi-ó é ? nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;What is it for ?

t)AA •0015 teAc guf te ti-Af You’d fancy it was just for u-AjATó CAmig Au fioc.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;our convenience the frost came

(sarcastic).

You were running in spite of yourself.

I shall very soon have to lay it aside in spite of myself.nbsp;(1 m’mmm, will also do.)

“May you not know the length, or .character, of yournbsp;life ! ”nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ That’s a curse, I

suppose.” “Ah, what is it compared with others ! ”

(be riAif means “beside” or “near to,” coif-cAoO also bears

same meanings. We do not say 1 u-Aice tia ceme, but te

HAif tia cme or coif cAoti accent is on the te).

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1

Probably same as 1 bpAtc, see first sentence, first of Maynooth Sermons.— •M-C S.—See Diet, pit ; but bAtp or bpïif may really come from Englishnbsp;‘ aware.”

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.

(This must be carefully noted. It is very common. It is the same as the following, and means “ close to,” as if from verbal

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(Note.—If noun referred to be masculine, the -o of neipit) ¦should be aspirated.)

t)ionn A gcinmne [aj] ¦oni 1 Their meinory (i.e., the ¦nniA A sent.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;memory of old people) is ever

going back to the past.

ÜAR ’ORUim or xgt;e ¦óptnm, see Nouns ¦opuim.

éA($)tTlA1S : This word has the following forms for the different persons :—T)om éAgmAip, without me ; tioc é., without thee ;nbsp;•04 bé., w. her ; X)a é., w. him ; -oAp n-é., w. us ; -onp n-e., w. you ;

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.

*da n-é., w. them. Instead of éAiriAif in the plural forms, UAp n-tmif, -outv n-u., are more common ; i Ti-imip=iu a tmip is alsonbsp;Used for “ without, besides him,” aU these are from longnAip,nbsp;u distinct word.

©ASTIAth : Ip nui pun tA’n CApnAtfi (na8squot;itmv) Ap An aic things,nbsp;peo.

LAR éis : La pé c’p’éip ÖAip {(3= w or v).

Xgt;o tnn-Aj [-oeineA-ó] pAgApc ¦De bti'Ain c’p’éip pAjApc AcaiiaP year after me.nbsp;t)5om-pA.

Ip üncAó i An ^AotAinn c’p’éip S^-tiAoquot; -put) [5AÓ Aon].nbsp;t)’éip is also used

All pGAO : Ca pi aua- She is very friendly as far as a

UiUinceAptA (rh=vw) Ap peA['ó] casual conversation is concerned, cicim ipceAó A5 (no óun) cAIncnbsp;têite.

1 é'pei’Óm : nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ ‘Ouipig An “ The dog started a rabbit.”

uiATipA coinin -) no p-u6 [p-ut] “ Did he succeed in catching

pé nA ui-ij [t)iAiti].” “ Ap ÓUA him ? ” nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ No.”

[cuAip] pé 1 üpGlm [peiftm]

Alp ? ” nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ tiiop ÓUAI5.”

[b^pAp], rnAipi5equot;A5 [tfiAipbig-éAp] é.

(Instead of 1 üpoóAip tiom, amp;c., say i-m pocAip, amp;c.)

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(t)ACAó meaning a lame man or a beggar accents its last syllable, but in the genitive bACAig the accent is on the first syllable ; ïiacaónbsp;when used as an adjective, meaning lame, also accents in thenbsp;same way).

“ lAppAimi'o Ap A ‘oüijeApuA pülueAp [puAirfiTieAp] pioppAitie -j pAtlApC UA OptAlceAf no tAbAipC ¦o’AUArn ttlAipO, ppUJATIOipeACCnbsp;ATI -ooniAin -] 50 pó ppeipiA-tce d’AnAtTiACA a’ rhU Itictp {tti=w)nbsp;AtA Ap puAi-o A p-itij {rillig) peo -] no 5AC u-aoti a ftpuit pé n’nbsp;eit)ti5-.5iin oppAiTiTi 5iii-óAiuc oppA.”

(Prayer said at Mass before making the announcements).

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.

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(1 ¦ocAob, like 50 ¦oci, is treated as a simple preposition, and may take an accusative case.)

(C. often takes the accusative.)

11a curhpfAin timpeAt opfAiun. The neighbours round about

us.

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{Note ;—citeAfnA, without te, is used with verbs of motion ; te cfteAfnA is used with verbs of measurement and in cases suchnbsp;as the above where the meaning is “ corresponding to the widthnbsp;or identical with it ”).

NOUNS.

DECLENSIONS.—-As a general rule, the cases in the singular . are the same as those found in the ordinary grammars ; but innbsp;the second declension, the dative is frequently used both as nominative and dative, e,.g., coif {kush), cfoif {krish), cig, instead of cof,nbsp;Cfof, ceAó ; muic for muc is heard in D^ite ua ugAtl but notnbsp;elsewhere in our district; less frequently perhaps the nominativenbsp;Is used for the dative, as ¦oeoó for ¦015 ;—-note also similar instancesnbsp;m other declensions, such as 00 for bom, beAu for mnAoi, CAtArhnbsp;for cAtrhAm.

In the plural, the nominative often takes an extended form, which is used for the other cases also, e.g., p^iipcpeACA, cAirhAiucinbsp;(from pAifc and cAtAiti) ; when the nominative has its ordinarynbsp;form, so too has the genitive, but bA as gen. pi. of bo is a remarkablenbsp;exception (o’ ua mbA instead of o’ tia mbó) ;—feAf, gen. pi. isnbsp;regular, though the nom. fCAfAib is not.

GENDER.—few nouns are masculine in the nom. and feminine In the gen., e.g., cAtArii iuaiC, bAffA ua CAtrhAU,—¦otige iuaic,nbsp;cofoAf UA ¦otige,—^Au erne ¦oaouua, Af you ua ciue quot;oaouua.

Personal pronouns do not always follow the gender of the nouns for which they stand. beAbAf, pAipéAf, AfbAf are masculine,nbsp;yet pronouns referring to them are feminine. We say of corn,nbsp;ca 50 teof f’bACAif luce, ‘ there’s a lot of weeds in it,’ or of anbsp;book, ¦00 fCfAC fé Au bt-og Aifce, ‘ he tore the leaf out of it.’nbsp;Amipip, although feminine, takes a masculine pronoun; tAnbsp;teA-ptAiuu go teop néAncA Aige—pAu go uibei-O au ciu6 [ciot]nbsp;tou cAitce Alge—-’a -pAgAt) AU gAot poip Aip. In these examples,nbsp;the weather appears to be identified with a personal agent; innbsp;the last example the wind appears to be represented as gettingnbsp;rgt;ut of his control, ‘ if it should turn east on him.’ We also say,

c-éAu ti’im-Oig Ap ‘DO Dopu, ip DiocAip bpeit uipti, although ^Au is not feminine.

ApAC, a dwarf.

gen. ADAII, pi. Abu-iuCA {ownquot;yuch-ah), f. a river.

For pi. cf. couu.

^^bAITlTI, the sacred host.

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At)tÓ11lT: [AüAt-jofc], an orchard. (tlOAVt is an apple ; AüAlt, an apple tree.—De H.).

[ACfAtin], entanglement, close connection ; ca AóApAnn teif An njAotAinn aC nin Aon $eAt-A jpAt) Aige quot;öi,nbsp;he is deep in Irish (is saturated with Irish) but he has nonbsp;affection for it; ua ¦oc-ucpAt) fé óun AóAfAinn ¦ouic, if henbsp;were to fall foul of you.

ACpAlfltl¹ (p silent), means, resources, strength : ua m’Acpuinn ¦oom é (rn’=rnbut)), if I could afford it; nin pé Ap [a] Acpuinn,nbsp;he cannot afford it (it is not according to his means) ; niopDnbsp;AcpAinn ¦oom cAitteAttiAinc teip, I could not afford to lose bynbsp;it ; óua’ mé tAp m’ ACpAtnn téite, I went beyond my meansnbsp;with it (said by one who has overworked a sore eye) ; Cua’ pénbsp;Cap [a] AcpAinn, he strained himself.

ACtATl, a disaster, catastrophe, as in following : 11a bi a’ oeAUAii Aon AótAin oe, do not try to make it out a great loss ; ipnbsp;mup a’ c-ACti.n é, it is a serious mishap ; oo béA-ö “ AótAn,”nbsp;oA mbéA’ó An c-ApAt aj obAip Ap tpi cop (usually coip),nbsp;“ AótAu ” would arise, if the ass were working lame. (OCtAn,nbsp;a cry, weeping.—De H.).

AC-nfquot; [ACCuinge], favour : -ö’iApp An c-CApbog a. Aip, the bishop asked a f. of him.

ACIIA, advantage; acquot;apaC, useful.

ACC, arrangement, agreement: pin é An c-aCc acA ’cu, that is the contract between them.

At) Ape, pillow; bAp te b-AAApe, death in bed and without violence (a rare expression—It will be found in Keating).

A'ÓmA’D, wood : bAin a. Ap, pick a meaning out of it.

A'ÖpSAinc (eyequot;skirt), competition, contention : nA cAlDp in a. teip. DiouAp in ADpcAipc, Ap rhuttAi Cinn Ap a Ceite, theynbsp;were engaged in a scrimmage.

AeK (almost ire), the atmosphere, the heavens : CA ah pé Ap An Acp. Good speakers say that ppéip cannot be applied to thenbsp;sky at night. Spéip is the sky illumined by the sun. (“ Ilfnbsp;bfonn Aon ppéip Ann pAn oiAóe,” as a woman said to me).nbsp;ÊA nA péittfni Ap in Aep, ‘ the stars are in the sky ’—^The

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Many speakers when pronouncing AcpAinn, AcpA, acc, Amup and AiiAtn

seem to use a sound which is mid-way between the “ a ” in “ what ” and

the “ a ” in “ that.” In CAppAins, SApAtiA, 'OAp and the prefix atia-, a is

sounded as in “ that.”

NOUNS.

word is used, not merely of wind, but also of imprisoned air, as the air in a bicycle-tube, and also of the air as the causenbsp;of physical change ; nin aon rhmt Opion nump ^ CuAit) ahnbsp;SaoC cpit), the wine is useless, since the air has got at it; so,nbsp;too, of the air drying corn or hay. See tAHATi.

A5Ö, a mischievous interpretation : péACquot; a’ c-ajo a Cuip pé pA pSéAP, look at the “ harm ” he put into the story, (50, a lie).

AlCe.: bAp IT) Aice riA ptAince, death near to health, i.e., jati mOpAn tuijeACAin no beit Ap An ¦otnne, without being long in bed.nbsp;Coip or coip CAob, followed by genitive, or caoD te, or bwAitcenbsp;Ap, or jAipin no, or te tiAip are used more generally than innbsp;Alee to express the idea of nearness.

AlCiT), pi. -i, a serious disease.

Al^tie, mind : bi pé Ap Aijne ceACc, he intended, resolved to come.

Al^tlOAS, quarrel: nA mbéA-ó pé a’ cup AiJnjp Ap Auine eite, if he were picking a quarrel with another.

AlbT16ACC {awlquot;ochth) : ni -o’lApppAinn Aon a. aC é n’peipsmc Annpo Apipc, I would ask nothing better than to see him herenbsp;again. Also AitineACc.

Altl-CeAKC (anna hyarih), wrong: bioA An ceApe nti An c-Ain-CeApe AgAm, whether I am right or wrong. (Except in this word and a few others—e.g., Ain-OAp, “ suicide ”—the negativenbsp;prefix Ain is usually pronounced Ann, as in Ain-ppiopAiX), annbsp;evil spirit.)

Aimm, name (vapl. Ainquot;inieAóA or Ain''inie, the n and m are sometimes transposed, so too in verb Ainimni:5 we often hear Aiminig).

AinmneAÓAS, mention. t)i' AinmneAéAp cpi cCao Ap a’ bpAipéAp, there was mention of three hundred in the paper ; the papernbsp;spoke of three hundred as being present.

A1UC, greed, voracity : bi Aipc An ocpAip Aip, he was ravenously hungry.

Altlt) : ip iTiAit UA bpOgA pA pAtfipAt) lAO, AC nin Aon Aipo oppA PA ngeitilpeAt), they are good boots for summer, but they arenbsp;thought nothing of for winter ; ni pAib tA in Aipo ö Coin, therenbsp;has not been a day’s luck since ; ni belt) uAip a Ctoig Aiponbsp;oppAinn ó’n uAip a bUAit An peAp pon ptnnn, we shall not havenbsp;an hour’s luck from the time that man met us.

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[AIJKCACAS, heed : caüaih ’feAóAf ¦ouic tiéin ; ca mé ’5 tveAóAf HA mquot;t)A, I am minding the cows ; émnpeA-ó i'é ja’ tiéinne a-jxnbsp;A AifeAéquot;Af, he would make everyone mind himself (be on hisnbsp;best behaviour). The noun Aife is akin to AineAéAf ; the verbnbsp;pAi^e has a similar meaning : Biot) fi A-p a pAipe yéiri, she usednbsp;to watch herself. Ap pou, with the proper possessive pronounnbsp;is stronger than any of these ; Aoiuue a BuAitpit) teAuB tiom,nbsp;Biot) pé Ap A poti, let anyone who strikes a child of mine looknbsp;out for trouble.

A1Squot;amp;AC [AipeAg], vomiting : Cuip pé A5 AipeAc me. Some say that AipeAc should be used only as a noun ; and that the verbnbsp;is uipteACAin.

ATttieÖquot; [ah-vyohquot;), revival; tA ah c-AitBeó ¦ocahca ’5e, lie has safely passed the crisis (of sickness); tAinig ah c-Aic-Beo ahh,nbsp;he rallied.

AlCtie (ahquot;hin-eh), aequaintance ; Aitne a tup Aip, to make his acquaintance ; ip mu topAt) a tABAppAinip Ap pcpAupéip hanbsp;¦oume AitHeAt)iiil (ah”-nidh-oo-il), they would think more of anbsp;stranger than of one whom they knew.

Alt'HeACAS, sorrow, regret: BiooAp h-a a., they were sorry for it.

Ate, socket, ankle : Ca m’Atc Ap iohac), I have put out my ankle ; 5a’ bao’ puT) ’h Ate hém, everything in its proper place ; jAénbsp;Ate mAp A coitteAS, lit-, every joint as it was deserved, i.e.,nbsp;served you right, said to one who has deservedly got a goodnbsp;beating. (Uoittim, I fit, see Diet.). A popular form (no longernbsp;understood) of the old proverb ; gach ealta mar do h-oihadhnbsp;(or mgr oiltear).

ATT), time : ¦oé ah c-Am -ouic ceAóc AHoip ? what time is this for you to come ? ip mAit a’ c-Am a CaihiJ cu. You came just innbsp;time (or opportunely).

AtTIAS : tA AH mAopA a’ pAip’ ope 50 Bptll^eAt) pé AmAp ope, the dog is watching you to take advantage of you (e.g., to runnbsp;on before you so that you cannot turn him back).

AinpbA [AmpAtt], a voracious appetite ; Bi AmptA éigmc mee ; she had some kind of ravenous hunger. Adj. AmptAt.

AltluAtt, a song, singing ; Bi pé A5 AmpAU, he was singing (not a’ gOitc Aitip^m) ; AitipAHAiPe, a singer (b’peAppA PoiB coaCcnbsp;pé 50 Bog, it would be better for them to take up the songnbsp;gently ; pgAoit pé te h-a $uC 50 bpeAj bos, let liie voicenbsp;go forth fine and soft). AmpAn is pronounced eh-oo-rawn, asnbsp;if written aBpah.

NOUNS.

suspicion : Ca rn’ .dtfi|ilt;sf clt;utcè ^5^ni t)i|ipi, my suspicion has fallen on her.

.AtMOlUquot;©, suicide (Ain-Oif also used).

ATTRÖ [11 nasal, cf. ArmtAnn], misery, affliction.

AOTUX)©, gen. Aoip^oeAC, rise, height; tjo féip Aoip’oëAó ua caIüati a’ ¦out A ¦óiAppACc Aif, according to the rise of ground goingnbsp;towards it.

AOtlxSC, pi. AOiicAiJequot;, fair : cA au c-aouaC po Aipirhte Ap ceAuri •oe pTiA AoucAiJequot; ip mu pA mUtiA'öAiu, this fair is Considerednbsp;one of the most important in the year.

AOS, age (also, Aoip) ; ¦oé ah c-Aop aPA ’guc ? how old are you ? PA AU ¦oeAttiAu Ap AU Aop pou, that is a marvellous age.

ASTIA (assquot;nah), rib : CuippeA-O pé pAItt Ap c’ApuAi'óequot;ACA, it would put flesh on your ribs.

AÜ-rSAbATIII, second salt or pickle ; PA au peóit iu AP-ppAtAun (ahquot;thol-in) ajaiuu, we have the meat in second pickle.

AÜ-SITltlAltlOAth (ah-smweenquot;uv), a second-thought, afterthought, change of mind ; PAiutjeAp Ap AP-pmuAineAui, I changed my mind.

t3AÏ)CA, a turn, time ; used as well as uAip ; bAttpA-piop-’oipeAC, a step-dance.

t)ACquot;AbbA(intl), the arms held to embrace or carry.

l)A’OAe'Rquot;ACC, boating.

t)A1b, a blessing, a joy: bAit ó Uia opc (common salutation). We do not say PA pu a’ péAóAiuc 50 uiaiP, bAit ó Uia opc, butnbsp;quot;OiA A’o ï)eAuuACquot;A'ó, which is the form used to emphasise allnbsp;such remarks. We may use bAit ó Uia Aip, if we refer to annbsp;animal or to one who is not present. “Oia a beAuuAóAA may benbsp;used whether the person referred to is present or not. It isnbsp;not used of animals. Siu é a mbAit, that is their delight, whatnbsp;they delight in; PA au peAp boPc gAu mopAu bAit Aip te mi,nbsp;the poor man has not been at all well for the last month ; uinbsp;pAib mopAn bAit Aip au uAip piu, he was not at all well at thatnbsp;time.

t)A1be, pi. bAitci, a home, townland, district, the position of anything; bAite mtip, a (large) town, pi. bAitci mtipA ;nbsp;bAite beAg, a village ; PA pé pA mbAite, he is at home ; PA pénbsp;pA mbAite mup, he is in town ; Cuai'O pé a bAite, he wentnbsp;home ; CuAiii pé ’¦oci au mbAite mUp, he went to town;

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bu’ rhAit A’pïof’ ó. öAite a öeitt4 i te^’ a ÓI015, you would have done a good piece of your journey home in half an hour ;nbsp;pó-fAt)A 0 öAiLe ó 5a’ bAon CAob, too far from everywhere ;nbsp;A’b’iAnuAp yoc^uUiii be^jAxi Cun a bane Ouige, seeking tonbsp;give him little hits ; tA mo futte utof tAib-pe t\a yuibe mbéAlt;)nbsp;•pAóA-tvc 1 bpAt» ó bAtbe 10TICA, my eyes are stronger than eyesnbsp;of long sight. See under the word sAipfo. (Ciiip a bAite é—nbsp;of one driving home a nail.—^McS.).nbsp;t)A1 tnp6quot;lSf, socks, vamps.

t)xMT1C1t6AÏ)AC (bwinequot;tir-och), gen. bAiticpje (bwinequot;tree), pi' bAincfieAbACA {bwinequot;troch-ah), a widow or widower : zSnbsp;cofóiti tiA bAlucpige ’ci, she has the crown of widowhood.nbsp;(A spiritual reward for a young widow who does not re-marry).nbsp;t)A1fieASbAh [peAppA ’f bApp], the remainder (money, food ornbsp;in general), like piiigteAC : bi' Ati bAipcApbAt AgAm, I got thenbsp;remainder. (t)AppA fpAptA, “ the spare end ” De H. PioO anbsp;ti. AgAc.) Early Modern Irish/earas barr.nbsp;t)A1HC1t1tl [bAppuinj] : cAimin Ap Ap mbAiptinn {morquot;hing)nbsp;Auoip, we are all right now, “ on the pig’s back.”nbsp;t)A1SCe, baptism ; iiAipce uptAip, baptism by a layman, alsonbsp;bAifce cuACAitje ; tCAbAp ua mbAipci, the baptismal register,nbsp;“the book of the baptisms.”

bAbb, pi. bAIbb (b=bw), m. a member (sometimes used of Member of Parliament) ; bAtt cpopsAtti (also pron. bAt), an article ofnbsp;furniture ; Ap a bAtt, by-and-by ; Cuip pê at\ b. Aip, he gotnbsp;the upper hand of him.

t)A1b, a better one ; 111 pAib a bAp (b=w) te pAitc, his superior could not be found. (Aspirate or eclipse the b of bAp accordingnbsp;to pronoun used.)

bAllAIICAS CUATbOAlJCe, a search warrant.

ÜAKÜAb (b=w), a drake (b, 0’C.).

bATltlA, pi.—1', top, crop : ca tia ppACAt pé bAppAbtAÓ [btAt], the potatoes are topped with blossom.nbsp;t)A1b1bA-bf11, pi.—ci or -i, fern., a sheet. E.M.I. bra lin.nbsp;bACAf btl1bl5, wooden cross-bars to keep a door correctlynbsp;fastened. bACA beAt) ó cAob cAob cpApriA teip An tiopAp.nbsp;bA''CAbAt15, ƒ•) damage, disaster.

bACA blA bACquot;Albb6, a crozier. (bAóAtt alone does not appear to be used).

bAC-f-b’IOTTlATlA'O {yumquot;ur-ah), oars.

NOUNS.

bCAÓ, gen. beiCe {behquot;heh), pi. be.Alt;iA, a bee ; beAó éApAitt, a wasp also, pnAlg-beAó (citeAbAfi is the small horse-fly): tA fénbsp;Cu’ jAfCA beif iiA beAóA, he is as ’cute as the bees. UcaCnbsp;also means a scolding : ATjeiium teAc 50 n-Aipeóip-pe beAó,nbsp;I tell you, you’re in for a wigging.nbsp;béxSb, mouth : 1 mbéAt iiA jAoite, exposed to the full force of thenbsp;wind ; béAt riA pAinpje, the open sea ; iia ctirhApfAiu Ca 1nbsp;¦mbéAt a’ 'ouipif ASAinu, the neighbours who live oppositenbsp;us (on whom our door opens).nbsp;beAn im’ is bAinne (b=w), a dairy-maid.

beAlltl, heed, dependence : ip cumA -Ouic cunquot;ApcA féicpig ffémpiA] AU ^GIItlpeA-ö, ui'u aou beAuu Ague Aip, you neednbsp;not care how the (storms of) winter wül blow, you are independent of it (them).nbsp;beATltlA, ƒ. pi. beApuACA, a gap.

beATUltÖIR, a captious person ; tAimi-o a’ Tiut Cuu cAiuce te b. Auoif, uA ciceA-ó AOU pocAt bos buAic, we are going tonbsp;talk to a sharper now, take care that you make no mistake innbsp;speech. (This is a common way of expressing the idea “ tonbsp;misuse a word.” ’DeAptfiAo is somewhat overworked.)nbsp;beAtA, life, crop ; cAtArh mAit Cuu beACA tAbAipe, good landnbsp;¦ for crop ; CA ja’ UAo’puo a’ ccaCc 1 bpAbAp (or A-p pAbAp)nbsp;{fawquot;vur) uA beAtA, everything is turning out favourably fornbsp;the harvest.

blllfri {bin-eenquot;), a little woman.

blOtICATl {vinquot;thor—Eng. “ venture ”) : Cuai’ mê pA bioucAp teocA, I went to share in their danger and to. rescue them ;nbsp;uA cAPbp pA bioucAp teip, do not risk yourself to save him.nbsp;blOTliag, heard once or twice as follows ; tuj pé au biouüjnbsp;(vin-oogquot;) pou Ap a CAbAib, he made a sudden spring (out ofnbsp;his body), [bouuój].

blUÓ, a quality, good or bad ; uaC gpAuuA a’ biuC é Ap ¦óuiu’ uApAt mAp é ? Is not that an evil quality in a gentleman likenbsp;him ? Ip otc a’ biuC quot;o’ A teitém beiC bpéAgAó, it is a lownbsp;quality in such a man to be a liar.nbsp;blAb, a splash, sudden burst: tA pé pïop oe btAb (b=v), henbsp;is down (to hell) with a splash ; Cuip pé au oopAp ipceAC oenbsp;bLAb, he pushed in the door with a burst (pbAb, 0’C.).nbsp;bbAbSgia Atl bAIS, a rally before death, the last flare up ofnbsp;the candle of life. [btopcA’O].

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ti’l-ÓS [gt;3ottó5], loaf : b’tóg rhitif, a large cake (usually currant cake), b’tós ’^aiu, a loaf of bread (the initial a of At^AUnbsp;is not heard even when article precedes au c’p^n, the bread).nbsp;t)’b-05 [biteoj], a leaf or page of a book.

t)O’0AK.lt;5.11, a tambour-shaped vessel with sheepskin bottom used in winnowing, a dildorn.nbsp;bCTClTteAll, dried cow-dung.

bOV'JxXC, rti. smaU-pox; no JeApfAig au ¦ooCcuip au botgAO lu-oiub, the doctor gave vaccination to-day.nbsp;bOtlTI, 'pl. bOluu (distinguish from bluu), sole of foot: ó tfiutnbsp;A Ó1UU 50 ¦0C1 bouu A Cop, from the crown of his head to thenbsp;soles of his feet. (The sing, bouu was used, though cop isnbsp;grew. pl. of cop.)

bllAtlTlTlA (uu nasal) bpAjAn, collar-bone. bftéAC, a fish in general, bpic JeAtA pl. of bpeAc jeAt appearsnbsp;to be used for fresh-water trout. (Fr. Dinneen says bpeAcnbsp;is applied to any fish taken with hook ; I have heard it appliednbsp;to a fish which I saw in the mesh of a net).

ÜUêA^-Atl, a toy ; cAbAip b. quot;oo’n pAipce ua béAt) pé a’ 50b, give something to the child to keep him from crying.nbsp;bUéAbACAII, a bird just hatched, anything small, small apple, etc.nbsp;tïKamp;AÜ, g. bpeAtA, ƒ. barm.

tiFent: ï)i pé AUA-CotgAC, bi bpeitt Aip, he was very angry, his cheeks were swollen with passion (like a turkey-cock),nbsp;bpeitt was defined as pttiic (plik) lut'ipA Ap tiobApuA, heavynbsp;hanging cheeks. [t)peitt-rnéApAC, having lumpy fingers—nbsp;from bpcAtt].

bltö [bpó, a great wave], a large number ; TiubAipc pé 50 pAib bpö Acu (i.e. lApj) Auu, he said there was a great shoal ofnbsp;them there.

t)HOb, g. bpuib, pl. bpobuA : b. péip, a blade of grass ; b. ciiije (thee), a wisp of straw.nbsp;t)TlOCquot;A111 AS, refuse, rubbish.

t)tl Ab, talents : ca buAA ö biA Aige, God has given him exceptional talent.

btlAIC : nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;AU ‘DÏOU pou cuptA 50 tUAit ; aC ca au buAic (5=v)

50 bote, 1 pi AU bUAlC a’ CtllT) ip 11111 o’obAlp a’ ¦OiOUA'OOpA, that thatch is well laid, but the top ridge, which is the mostnbsp;important part of a thatcher’s work, is done badly.nbsp;btJIcélR, (white-airquot;), pl. -i, coast-guard. Eng. “ tide-waiter.”

NOUNS.

bun, bottom of ; pé Umi (ïi=w) riA pAitte, at the bottom of the cliff; pé üun tia teAptAii, underneath the bed; -pé ti-A Pun,-under or below (of a number less than another); i mbun a’nbsp;Unit), engaged about the chUd ; 1 ftpeigt a’ tinib, impliesnbsp;rather the idea of watching. C6l$ip AtriAó i mbun tia gceApc,nbsp;go out and see after the hens.nbsp;t»uni3C [burióc], fern., infant.

CAÏ)Alb, Tió Au óotAiiu, body.

CAt)A1K, g. CAamp;jiA, ƒ., help, advantage : beAn óAbpA, a midwife ;

UÏ pAlb Ao’ ÓAbAip AU C-IApg A belt AUU, UUAlp UA pAlb Ao’

óóip AUU A itiApbóó’ (b sUent) iat), the presence of the fish was no advantage, since there was no apparatus at handnbsp;to catch them ; ip .beAg a’ óAbAip ¦oo-pAuquot; -out ’’oci S. 11.,nbsp;little use for him to go to America.

GAt)quot;t61’OT, caulcannon {cob-ledquot;dy, farther East).

CA*0”501’Ol {kyquot;gudee), beads—the large beads marking the five decades—¦oubAipc pi go gcAiteAuu pi ua cAPgoïui quot;oonbsp;rhcAbpugAA, she said she has to watch the beads (lest shenbsp;might go astray in the number of prayers). From cAogA-o,nbsp;fifty. ^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^

CAIbICtn, blindness : piu é geApppAt) ua ruéApuA Ague gAU C., that is what would cut the fingers off you with a clean sectionnbsp;{or with no mistake) ; tug pé buAig gAu t. é. he delivered itnbsp;(a song or recitation) without the least mishap, a-óuia-o gtAunbsp;gAu CAiticiu, timber without flaws.

CAInCftl, nose (used slangwise as an alternative of ppiiu).

CaUITU, a speck or mote in the eye. Caiuïu tgt;o beAp Ap c’ fuit ; also, a small quantity, [c^ituiu].

CAlug, talk, speech : biouu ¦OAoiue a’ pAt) ua gcA1ucquot;eAuuA pou, people make use of those expressions. 11i tAiucpeAP pi tioui,nbsp;she is not on speaking terms with me.

CAipCquot;1ST : bioA pou Aige ¦] ’geA (or ’ge u-a) óAipéipi, let him take that, himself and his testimonials (said on failure ofnbsp;some one to get a situation). From English, copies.

CAbtlAff, (cAb-tiup or cAb-tup) : c., o’ uiup gAU cpupgAu, a c. is a large house unfurnished (pcpAbAitip expresses a similarnbsp;meaning; uaC üucaó a’ p. rnup cige é ?)

CATlAltlAin {cah-nooquot;in), dialect.

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C-A11CAS, txSiT) ^5 ’oéATiA'ó cAticAii' onjiAinn, they are tantalizing US, showing something which we desire but shall not get fromnbsp;them ; rtiAti CAticAi' ofc ! (said by a child who shows a sugar-stick to another).

CAnncnAlb, dispute.

CAO {hay) [caoi], way, means, readiness for action ; tA cao iiuteAóc (or éAtugAt)) Aije, he has a means of escape. (See undernbsp;1 5CA01).

CAOt)A0, something large and clumsy. Ilin aoti pAó [pAt] Ap a’ gcuAn ó’n uAip CAitn^ au cAobAó pon, the harbour has hadnbsp;no luck, since that hulk came. (A reference to a ship wreckednbsp;in the bay).

CAOItie [cAopA], pi. same, g. plural cAopAC, ƒ. a sheep (the c of sing, has a broader sound than c of pi., so that the word innbsp;sing, sounds like cti-Aoipe ; pcAp ua jcaopaC, “the man ofnbsp;the sheep,” a sheep-stealer. (One of the very few words, notnbsp;second deck, with distinct form for gen. pk). It is pronouncednbsp;CAopA in districts outside An ttmn.

CAOK, a great ball of fire. tDo bi An C15 in aoii óAop AitiAin, the house was in one mass of flames. Probably cAop-teine.

CApAkk, horse : nA Tiéin pAimp óApAitt ne, do not make the , story too long ; tA a’ c. a gAp-oAipiAm, the horse is cantering ;nbsp;tA pé a’ fonAp, he is trotting ; fcAinig a’ c. 1 n5kln''cpeACA,nbsp;niAp A béAt) pppAInntini Ap coiceAn, the horse came at anbsp;gallop, the flashes from its shoes like sparks flying from anbsp;house on fire. [jUnn].

CAUAt)Ak [cApbAtt], palate.

CAIlkl, pi. cApne, a heap, a large number ; puAip cApn TiAoine bAp ó’n uAip A bi-óip Annpo tCAUA (Coaiia), a great many peoplenbsp;died since you were here last; bi biA* ’nA dApne ’cu, they hadnbsp;food in abundance ; also cApAinn in this phrase.

CAIl'lIAk [cApbAi], pi. cApüAtAóA, a disquisition, an article in a newspaper.

CAS, pi. CApnA, twist, mannerism ; nin ao’ óApnA Ann At a rnAtAip, he is just like his mother in all his little ways.

CAS, gen. cAip, masc. bird-cage.

CAS, a case, plight, trouble. riAó boCc a’ cAp -oom é ? Isn’t mine a sad plight ? (Am I not to be pitied ?) t)i mé in jAlAp-riA-gcApnbsp;Ap CAT) bn’ itiAit Aom a AéAnAA, I was in sore straits as to whatnbsp;was advantageous for me to do. iVpeAAAip cu cAtoin a

NOUNS.

tiocirATi fé 1 rnüeA-pc a gCAf ati (in?) {or 50 n-) oifpeA-O fê ¦óme, you do not know when a conjunction of circumstancesnbsp;might arise in which it might suit (serve, help) you ;—-(anothernbsp;and perhaps better speaker says : tiocpAó a tteApe 1 jcAf 50nbsp;n-oippeAó fê -óuic; a ['oo] UeAfc 1 gcAf would be translatednbsp;“ by a turn of fortune.”

^^¦ASCÖIU, •omne beAó aj cAfcóipeAóc, casting up unpleasant things at others.

CeACC, a paragraph, a statement: 1 ivoeipe ja’ Iiaou óeAóc a óéAffAó SeAu . . ., at the end of each statement made bynbsp;John (a description of a dialogue).

CéACCA, plough ; fgtAtAn, lit., wing, mould-board.

CeAT), leave, permission, vocation : niop óuip fé ’ua jceAó é, he did not do it with their permission.

CeAbV'AinATI, large sum of money : tti c. ceApe Aije.

CGA1111 A1$6ACU ; CuVa’ óeAnriAigeAócA ipeAó i, it is a readymade suit; A11 cutA’ triTiA cije 1 no cutA’ CeAunAijeACcA ? Is it a home-made suit (lit. a suit made by a housewife) or anbsp;shop-suit ? Also cntA’ éeAnnuijte.

CélLe, companion, wife or husband : beAti mic -\ niAtAip céile, daughter-in-law and mother-in-law ; tA au cnAiti a’ nut in anbsp;Céite, the bone is knitting ; nin fiof AgAm aC niAp a óéitenbsp;teif a’ teAnb a CmpeAg (or tAinij) Ap a’ fAo$At Apéip, I knownbsp;no more than the child that came into the world last night;nbsp;in A1C A óéite beiómi-o a’ nut óun cinn ince (i.e., ah ^AotAinnnbsp;•00 fspi), uin in ao’ pun aó a’ cAitije, we shall make a gradualnbsp;improvement, practice is everything; ntn flop aj éinnenbsp;Annfoquot; At niAp a óéite tiom néin, no one here knows any morenbsp;than I do (an important phrase) ; t^in A néAUAó 1 gceAiin anbsp;óéite, they are making one heap of it; Af óia’ a óéite, innbsp;succession, óa omóe Af ¦oia’ a ó. ; itiaiü 1 gcóip a óéit’ iaó,nbsp;they are a good match for one another, well met; cOlctijeAfnbsp;{hy-keequot;u8) te-n-A óéite a bi'onAp a’ góitc quot;oo, a fortnight innbsp;all they were engaged at it; Af a óéite fib, separate, stop,—nbsp;to fighters.

Ceib-UTl [ceiteAftpAn] : ni n’iApfAó féifin ceAó nA ceit-üp, he would not ask leave or licence, (lit., farewell, a blessing on hisnbsp;going) ; ni ftfuAip fé ceAó nA c., he got neither leave nornbsp;licence.

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ceiflt {her-eequot;) pl. same, piaster, poultice : A-p ¦óin pé ao’ pu-o óuu a’ toe tjo óneAfugAt) ? “Oo óuip pé c. teip. Did he do anythingnbsp;to cure the sore ? He put a poultice to it; ceipi miti poip (risk),nbsp;a linseed-meal poultice ; cuip ceipi neAtti-puime teip, justnbsp;forget it.

CeöIhSf, a musician.

CeoÜttIRAtI (kyoh-frawnquot;) [ciotitiAp, showery.—0’R.] light fog, mist.

Cl'Af-ACAII [céAtACAii from céAt) tougAt) ?], morning fast. 1p pA-OA All c. aCa Aip, his fast before breakfast is very long ;nbsp;tAimg pé Ap ciAtACAu, he came, fasting.

C1Abb, sense, reason : “oé au óiAtt •outc é pin tio PiéAnAt) ? What was your reason for doing that ?

CTATHJJ) a farthing : ui pAiP c. te gtAobAC aici uippi, she has not a farthing’s claim on her.

Clquot;ATlSt3-K, a kerchief, handkerchief.

C1ftl6lquot;Tie.A [1 chimaera], an attractive vision, a mirage ; tA c. luCip a’ Paiuc teip Au AipgeAT), money is a sore tempter;nbsp;M pé a’ cup c. Ap uA ¦OAoiue, he was dazzling the people withnbsp;false hopes ; ttioTiAp a’ cup gA* uaou pópe cimélpeA Ap uanbsp;¦oAoiue, they were holding out all kinds of allurements to thenbsp;people.

Clfltl-lretXUAItltl (king-ar''ing), headlands, strips of unploughed lands at the ends of the furrows.

ClOtl {kyun), a share, love : Ca aua-öiou AgAiu opc i tamp; ’p Ague é, I am very fond of you and you know it; éuAit) pi aiuaC go •oct

bAUTIAlU, ’Alt) [t)Ap] télte go UUéAUpAt) A UlAC C10U lUClpeAtCAUA

t)i, she went off to London in order that, as she fancied, her son might support , her ; Pi ciou rhAit itiAipeAóCAUA Aige, he hadnbsp;a good living.

CIOtltlCA, fault, blame : uiop CuipeAg éluiie auiaC a6 tiAoiue te u-A gciouucA iiéiu, no one was evicted except throughnbsp;his own fault.

C10SA, edge ; Ap óiopA {hyissa) ua pé, on the edge of the moon (a reference to the figure of Our Lady standing on the crescentnbsp;moon) ; ’ge ciopA ua cAoiue, at the brink of the sea. (Thisnbsp;word may translate “ margin ” of a page.) E.M.I. ciomhsa,nbsp;pl. of ciomhais {ciumhais).

NOUNS.

ClOCAt. (kyithquot;ul), kettle ; ti. ati c. Ag Arii-pAn (or ci^óriAti), the kettle is singing ; Opuit ah c. a’ piuCAt) póp 1 lliri pé i OpAt)nbsp;UA15, is the kettle boiling yet ? Almost; Ca ah c. a’ cup auiaC,nbsp;the kettle is boüing over.

ClOCAHAItlll [cioc-tuppAiug] {kithquot;ar-ing), masc., an accident to man or beast, causing injury or death. Do not use this wordnbsp;of accidents that do not cause physical hurt; “I pulled thenbsp;door by accident and shut myself out ” would be translated,nbsp;“ tAppAiug mé Au X)opup 5AU cuirhue A5UP 01 au gtAp Amu’nbsp;opm ” ; instead of jAn cutmne, we often say cpi •OeAptriAT) ornbsp;50 ¦oeApriiA'OAO : “ The wrong book was given to me by accident,” CUJAg ATI teAOAp Ouu op ClOnU •oom Cpi •OeApttlAt).

CT1I [clop], g. cipe or cipeAt, the teeth, the cud : Ca cip rhAit piActA ’5e, he has a good set of teeth ; a’ cogAinc a cipe or cIpeAC,nbsp;chewing the cud (chewing her cud). Cip means also a bird’snbsp;comb ; and since the comb reddens with anger and is an objectnbsp;of attack, the word in its diminutive form can be applied tonbsp;persons ; a teitém ne Cipin ’p -oo 01 uippi CujAm, such annbsp;angry face as she turned on me ; “ ’a moeinn-pe auu,” Ap pAnbsp;Cic ttlOp, “ OAt) jAipm 50 möéinn in ACpAun pA Cipin aicinbsp;piuT),” (the corresponding vulgarism in English would be,nbsp;“ I’d have been in her wool ”).

CbAÜKAII, a small potato.

CbAlDlll, latch : ApnAig a’ ctAiOln, nin An stAp Ap An nopAp, lift the latch, the door is not locked.

CbAtnp/Alx, deceit, attempt to over-reach in business or play; nlop •ö’éipig An ctAmpAp teAc, your deceit did not succeed.

CbAlltl, ƒ., g. ctoinne, a family : au mup ctoinne Aige ? how many children has he ? (or) ati mup mUlncip Ca Aije ? Illnnbsp;Aon céAgAp ctoinne ’5e, he has not a large family.

CbATl, pi. ctApACA, 1 m., a board, a plank, a part of the eye : OuAit An CAinIn ipceAC Ap CtAp ua puit’ opm.

CbATl, pi. ctApACA, level surface, a board : 50 ctAp CAtilAn, to the level of the ground.

CbeAÜAÓ(A) ; nin pé ipci$ pé CteACAC(A) a’ cige, he is nowhere within the house, (pi. of cteAt) ; probably pé does notnbsp;mean “ under ” in this case but rather “ under the protectionnbsp;of ” as in pé müip An a$e (miip=wall).

Cbeice, pi. cteicl, feather, fin.

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CLeiCïn, eaves. pAn nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ö fittest) ’ti óteicin, keep out of the

dripping of the eaves.

Ctl/AÓ [ctiAt], g. ctéite, pl. ctéite, a harrow, a hen-roost: üa ctiAó Alge ’f fé a’ puippe ua cAtüAn, he has a harrow andnbsp;is harrowing the ground ; -OA óté [ctiAó ?], two hen-roosts ;nbsp;t)AppA TiA ctéite, top of the roost. puppA also means hen-roost,nbsp;and sometimes jestingly “ a bed.” “ Anoip tAinij cupA ¦oennbsp;öpuppA ? ”nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ Is it only now that you’ve got off the perch ? ”

E.M.I. foradh.

ChOC, gen. ctoiée, pl. ctoóA, stone, often used of the shore in speaking of fish : niop CAIT115 a’ c-iApg 50 ¦oci An étoó póp,nbsp;the fish have not left deepwater yet; no teip An pAippg’nbsp;opAinn, no péAn a c-iAp5 a’ CtoC, the sea has failed us, thenbsp;fish have shunned the shore ; ctoiC-pneAócA, haU-stones.

ChClCin : nA bi a cup ao’ Ctóicini Anoip Aip, do not try to palliate it now.

ChtlAS or cPuAip, the ear : nA pAii 50 ncuicpi-O An oitiCe AnuAp Ap no CtuAip, do not wait until the night comes down overnbsp;your eyes.

CttlASATÓB, a listener: ctuApAi-óeAóc, listening (usually of furtive listening).

CtUttl (rh nasal), coat of animal, hair, plumage.

C’TIAC [conAó or conpAn], g. CAnquot;Ai5, madness, rabies : pAoiteAp 50 niAnp’ é pAib An c’nAó Aip (or 50 tUAnpA CAnquot;Ai5 é), Inbsp;thought it was a mad dog ; bi pé Ap c’nAó 1 ncAoti é p-Atgt;nbsp;teip, he was raging mad because of its being said to him ;nbsp;teitéin ne ó’nAó binte ’p no Oi Aip, he was in such a tearingnbsp;rage !

Ct1A5quot;A1l'nAC, a crackling noise, as of sinews or joints : a teitéin ne CnAgApnAC ’p no bAineAn Ap a rhéApAnnA.

CtlAISt)© (knash-deh) rail of a bedstead: bionn An coiteAt ceAnjAitce ’ge cnAipne ua teAptAn (a precaution considerednbsp;necessary when the corn is ripening); ne would imply thatnbsp;the cock was glued to the bed-post.

CriAttl, pl. cnArhnA, bone (in cnArii, rn=v, in plu. silent, but gives cnA a nasal colour).

CT1APA11, a lump (in flesh or otherwise) : cnApAn suAit, a lump of coal.

NOUNS.

ClIOxXU, pi.—.A, a wound : ie mup-CneAttA -j piAiicA, with great wounds and sufferings. Cne^'Oxj pronounced cneA in the oldnbsp;prayers.

COintie, expectation, hope : ti. mé Uéiu 50 mAit 1 tA coinne ’jAm 50 Upmt Au ptro néAnuA te p-A-ó Ague tiéin, I am wellnbsp;and hope that you can say the same for yourself.

COintieAh (kingquot;yal), pi. cOlutiLe {koyquot;ingleh), candle ; cOInnteoip (koyquot;inglyore), candlestick.

COintlheAC, stubble : fiuOtAig Ap a’ 5c., walk on the stubble. “ quot;Oo jeApupAt) uA coinnUni tv,” neAppA te ¦ouitie copnot-CAigte .1. T)A fiuUtóé fé opCA ; coiuriUnf, ribs of cut stalk..

CÖtR, apparatus : c. óeóit, musical apparatus ; c. Aiquot;cipif, phonograph (name invented by one of the speakers on hearing the instrument; the cylinder-record he called au Uui-oéAt) ; c.nbsp;A teAfCAiJeAuu, necessary apparatus ; cOip ‘óó[i5ce], a burnernbsp;for a lamp. (This is the word used instead of jiéAf.)

CÖ1STR, ƒ. 2, banquet; 1 rroeiprO ha cóipipe, at the end of the feast.

cobp A [a bullock] : ip puAfiAC a’ cotpA é -] öiiAitpeAt) pé AmAó All peAp ip peApp Acti Ap Aon oUAip in a CAppAfOe é, or Aonnbsp;obAip A CAppAiPe Aip, though he is a miserable little creature,nbsp;he would beat the best man at any work to which they putnbsp;(turn) him ; cé gup fuApAó au cotpA mé, niop tgt;’ pAg Aoinnenbsp;piArii piAp mé, in Aon oUAip in Ap CApAt) mé, miserable thoughnbsp;I am, no one ever outstripped me in any work I was put to.

COtilgATl {coonquot;gur—rh nasal), a short cut; ^eotmr) An c., we’ll take the short cut; coPiquot;5ApAC, convenient, near to. Ao’nbsp;pwo Ip corngApAC ¦otiic, anything that you find convenient.

COtnitA’OA, comrade : tA compAuA Ague, mipe, you have a comrade in me—it is just the same way with me. Alsonbsp;compAuAi.

COfYI'Q'RCAS, comparison : ni comiipcAp ¦ouic-pe é pin, his case and yours are not alike.

COUAC, an increase (usually of good increase) : óonAó pon opc, more of that to you ; conAC a’ tuAftAit {deequot;il) tmiAe pm oppA,nbsp;an increase of that devilish luck to them.

COU1lA1$e''ACC ; pice punc a’p coppAigeACc, twenty pounds and something over. The word c. is more often put first: c. a’pnbsp;piCe pane. From coppA, odd.

COtltlAtl, pi. coppAin, a hook, a sickle. (Cpc'in, a sow, has pi. cpAin-cA.)

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C0S-ACC''AC, cough.

COS.Ani.AK: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;potato-skins.

COStlKS [ctiApnós], wild hees’ nest.

COSquot;ZAS, pl. cofquot;cAifi, cost, expenses : Oi neió fgittiTige cofCAif «ifpi iri iüu.Aif TiA fpeACA, she was at an expense of ten shühngsnbsp;(law costs) apart from the rates.

CKAtDIlAS, annoyance, affliction ; tug pé c. ¦oom, he gave me annoyance; bu’ ée^pc ¦oüiun pome cpApTiAip ¦oo tAb^npenbsp;¦o’ap gcottiA, we should subject our bodies to some mortification.

CKA’ÓSCAt, reluctance, apprehension ; ca cpAPpcAt opm peApAui AnufAn A1T1AÓ Ap AgAit) uA fjeipne, I shudder at the thoughtnbsp;of having to stand out there fronting the terrible blast; tAiuignbsp;cpAppcAt opAmti Au copp A CogAinc Af ATt uifje, we shudderednbsp;at the thought of having to take the dead body out of the water.nbsp;CpAppcAtAC, adj. shuddering, with apprehension.

CKATITl-COfhAIS : fm é rno C., that is my opinion, the guess I make; “An mbAmpeA mo ó. ¦oiom ? ”—“ Tli bAmpeAt).nbsp;Caic •do c.” “ WiU you let me guess ? ”—“ I wül ” {lit. “ Willnbsp;you deprive me of my guess ? ”—“ No. Give your guess.”).

CKAIItl, an original idea ; cuip pé epAun Aip, he first thought of it, he first conceived the plan of the work; a lot, i.e., means ofnbsp;deciding by chance : CAitpimi’o cpAinn (no epAnn) Aip, let usnbsp;cast lots on it.

CKAOt), g. same, pi. epAobóA (b silent inpZ.), a bough. (The people seem to prefer sêAj to epAob when speaking of the sectionsnbsp;of an organisation.)

CRAO'KC, or cApAepe, driver.

CKCAGAK, horse-fly ; wood-cock ; hay-cock.

CKCACatI, a small potato (not so small as cbAbpAu).

CKCTOCAtil pé tnm [con], hypocrisy, concealment of one’s belief.

CK-ib6lS, masc. recreation, amusement; cp-itéipeAó, sportive, merry (of persons or things).

CKToC, the end (the last two letters often not pronounced) : pé cpi mo pséit -ouic 50, amp;c., the end of my story for you is that,nbsp;amp;c.

CK10t.dTI, trembling : bio’ó c. Ann, he used to be trembhng.

CKOt), pi. cpobAnnA (b=v), also cpoOnA (crown-eh), the hand with the fingers and thumb bent, claw-like ; hence the appropriateness of epob éin, epob cipce, bird’s foot, hen’s foot.

NOUNS.

CUOin''A'OA, stooping posture : m pénieAnTi fé Uom UeiC Ap mo Cpom/i-oA, a stooping posture does not agree with me ; cpomA-ó,nbsp;a finger-length (a measure).

CKOÜ, lit. a shape, appearance ; Oi cpoc peACA Ap a cot^un, his body had the appearance of running ; cpoc often used asnbsp;follows : CAitpit) cu cpoc 00 Cup opc liéin, you must bracenbsp;yourself up, show energy.

C1xl3[’0], pi. cpuice {krit-eh), a horse-shoe; cf. cu'i, a tongs, ph cluice.

C11111C-Ü5, anything hive-shaped; c. PeAc, a beehive (ci’ riA fflbeAC also used).

CUtllC, ƒ. a stoop : tA cpomAt) cpuice a’ coaCc Aip, he is getting stooped (optUuu is a hump, for ¦opoun).

Cl3, pi. cuince, hound; pi., also com.

CUfUlteAC (b süent), ƒ., a band, a fetter : ca au C. pó-öog a^ac Ap UA puuquot;AuuA, you have put too loose a band round thenbsp;sheaves.

CtUT) (rhymes with good), g. coua, property, daily bread : pé 00 ¦ótceAt [’oiceAti] mA gBlUeAuu cu ¦00 cum ném uippi iA ’unbsp;AOUA15, it will go hard with you to make your own by her onnbsp;the fair-day. Ca bpuAip cu ua cupAin upiiCcA ?—Ipcig 1 jcumnbsp;rriuipiopA [rh=v]. Where did you get the little mushrooms ?—On Morrissey’s land. (tTluipipmu, a large mushroom). Uiouu piofpA [uipeAfbA] coo’ opm 50 mmic, I amnbsp;often in want of daily necessaries ; ip beAg a’ Cum OeAupAOnbsp;é, very little (money) would be required to do it; ca pocAitnbsp;Acu OA jcum iiém, they have peculiar words of their own ;nbsp;CA beipiugAO coo’ mtice, her temper is hot enough to cooknbsp;a meal; cum ua b-oit)Ce, supper.

CttPOUeAltl [cAiopeArh], acquaintance : ui pAib ao’ CumpeAtti AgAm Aip, I was not acquainted with him ; cumeAptA, tame,nbsp;friendly : Ca au c-Cau po au-C., this bird is very tame. E.M.I.nbsp;coidreabh and caidreabh.

Cfilg, a trick (perhaps from card-playing) : niu ao’ CÜ15 auu, he has no tricks about him, he is an honest man ; Ca ja’ Iiao’nbsp;CÜ15 lonipAijce Alge, he has tried every trick ; cuigiteAit,nbsp;cheat at play.

CUTttine (m silent) {keenquot;eh), memory, thought, expectation (like comue) : o’Clpig au eopuA gAU aou Cuirhue, the barleynbsp;straightened up quite unexpectedly (comue would not be

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accepted here, cuiitine is for cuiriineArfi, i.e., without any-thinking, without anyone thinking that such would happen— see further down) ; bu’ Ctllltlin tiotn é p-At) tia ngniorh, Inbsp;remember him reading the acts (of faith, hope, and charity);nbsp;cuipeAtin fé pin i gcuirrine ¦óuic tiaC pocAt féittÏAtCA (ö=v)nbsp;é, that (i.e., some attendant circumstance) suggests to younbsp;(not reminds you) that the word is used impolitely ; nA bi a’nbsp;cuirhneArh (keequot;nuv) Anoip, do not guess (said to a child atnbsp;lessons), lit. “ thinking ”—i.e., as distinguished from “ knowing ; ” Ti’peA-oAip mé aó cturiirieArh Aip, I do not know exceptnbsp;to make a guess.

CÜItine, pi. cinnnf or cóintiiAóA, a corner : tuóc cuinnf ppAi-oe, corner-boys. Cüititie also means a spell of rest; a field-labourer says to his comrades, bpiogitiApuigi tib (breeve-ar-eequot;- ghee liv) Agup bAinpimf-o ciiintie AmAó ’5e bAppA, quickennbsp;your speed and we’ll cut out a spell of rest when we reachnbsp;the top of the field ; ’ge bAppA is for aj bApp tiA pAipce.nbsp;CüinriéipeAóc is the verbal; peAp mAcAucA ip ca-ó é, ni bionrvnbsp;Aori éttinnéipeAóc tiAig, he is an honest man, he doesn’t wantnbsp;any loafing during his working hours.

Cl3lTtse, plan, purpose : Ap a gcuiupe piu tAiuig mé, I came with that object (heard only in this form).

Cff'iptfn, twins (may also be applied to lower animals).

Ctll'Rex^'O, an invitation : tAimg pé jau étiipeA-ó, jau lAppA-ó, he came uninvited, unbidden.

Cfli, the back : -ooipc Ap Cut ua cine é, pour it out at the back of the fire.

CtlbA[lÜ], suit of clothes, harness ; 50b (ft=v) au cApAtt -oom—¦ cuip An CutA Aip, get the horse ready for me, put on the harness.

CUITIA, way, appearance, airs, affectation, like ^oCaï : peAp jau ao’ CumAi Ap ¦oorhAn Aige ; bi cumA An gAipe ’nA béAt 1 gcüriinAi-óe,nbsp;he always wore a smiling appearance ; Cuip pé cumAi mupA Aipnbsp;béin Cun peAptAnA intnub, it had all the appearance of rainnbsp;to-day.

CtfltlAbttTI (rh nasal) [coirfitionót], a crowd.

CIJttlxJkTlSAn AÓC : bi cpi cigte c. 'Ann, there were three houses there close together.

CtiTtl nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(rh nasal) [corhAipigeACc], a friendly agreement

for mutual help : Coinng [Congbuig] mé puAp mo C. teip, I kept up my c. with him ; cutfiAppAin a tucpAp Cun cpuAC a

NOUNS.

¦óéAiiA'ó, 111 üeA’ó Aon i5a ¦öóiï) ac c. a Beit acm a^i a óéite, neighbours who would come to make a rick w.ould receivenbsp;no pay, but there would be a c. between them ; “ céiUp -|nbsp;¦oéin c. teif.” “ X)é Cuip a pAjAinri 50 quot;oci é 1 Tli tA meAifinnbsp;¦00m é, ni tA •oéATiAt) ctmquot;Ai5te [cpuAiCe] ‘oom é, ni CAruAttnbsp;¦00 óApAtt ¦oom é, 1 quot;OA péip fin nin aoii oibtig-Ai'o A156 opm.”nbsp;“ Go and help him.” “ Why should I go to him 1 It isnbsp;not a case in which I should give a day’s work at the machine,nbsp;nor at making a rick, nor a loan of a horse, and thereforenbsp;he has no claim on me.” (That is, it is only iii these casesnbsp;that I am bound according to our agreement.)

Cl3ltl5ATl [comsAji] ; c. coppAirh, arrangements for waking a corpse, candles, amp;c. ; c. pCfCA, arrangements for celebratingnbsp;a marriage (stéAp understood, but not used in this connection ;nbsp;in fact it is rarely used at all).

dSttlUA (rn nasal) [córhpA], coffin.

Ctinx)i)r.AS, canvas.

CtiflUAS, pi. cuncAifi, mformation; Bi AiiA-CüncAipi ’5e ajv a c-peAn .Almpip, he had a lot of interesting information aboutnbsp;old times.

CtlK/AtT), care, one’s family or concern, anxiety : 50 Bpaja’ ‘Dia Of cionn ¦DO CtifAim tu, God spare you over your family;

cii a’ oéAUA'ó AiiA-óófAim ‘DO ituiincif HA BAice peo 1 SCürtinAi-óe, the people of this place are always interested innbsp;you (inquiring for you, anxious about you); Ca aii tCAptijA-Onbsp;A [¦oe] óófAm ’pAinn Atioip, the manuring (of the land) isnbsp;engaging our thoughts now ; Bi AriA-CtipAm acu Ann, they werenbsp;very much concerned for him (a sick man); jah éinne Beitnbsp;’ha CtipAm, without anyone to look after him.

Ct1KU.lt;X(!:quot;, g. cup''pAi5, bog, marsh ; tiipje cuppAij, boggy water :— cupfAigte, adj., boggy, t^ tiAntip cnppAigce Ann (the landnbsp;is of) a boggy nature.

CtlTlSbk, a course, retreat (see under pé 7), occasion ; ni Bao’ CnppAi jAipe é, it is no laughing-matter; 1 jctippAi, in regard tonbsp;(very common) ; 1 gcüppAi puipeAC Ann coiciAnCA, ni Bba’ónbsp;fénbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;teïf, as regards staying there constantly, he

would not be very pleased. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;•

TiATiA : ni ¦oa'oa é pin, that is nothing. “ Cao At^ vv a -óéAn’ Annpon ? ”nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ ’Oa’oa.” “ What are you doing there ? ”

“ Nothing.” “ Ip BeA5 a’ Cui’o é pm, a mic ó ’’ ivik-yo), “ Ihat

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is not much, my boy.” 11i fAiö •oa’da 50 •oï Atf\ 50 'oct aii tA fou, there had 'been absolutely nothing the matter with himnbsp;until that day (-oi for -ocT ?) ; if fui TjAnA niAnfA niAic, anbsp;good dog is worth anything ; riA ¦oéin OAriA -óe fin, don’tnbsp;mind that, treat it as nothing ; tAtiAff Ainn ¦oa'oa -ótm: Afnbsp;JfAt) é teijeAf, I would give you anything for the sake ofnbsp;curing him. ’Oa’oa .1. An fCAnAn a tjionn tfcig r^cteice ém.

¦OXMtilCftl {dhy-heenquot;), a tub, a little vat.

’DAbA or uAttA, likeness, parallel; also (as prep.) regarding, in the matter of, to return to. 11i tié mo tiAtA-fA ’5e, his case isnbsp;not on all fours with mine (the subject of if is understood innbsp;the prep. pro. Aije, “ what he has is not my case ”) ; UAtA sa’nbsp;Tiélnne, just like everyone else ; xiAtA An fgeAt ó ciaha,nbsp;referring to the story (told) a while ago, (-o. as prep, commonlynbsp;takes accusative) ; ¦oipeAC ¦daIa nA nibfAitfe iiéin, exactlynbsp;like the friars themselves ; fin é ¦daVa *00 fgeAi fo, that isnbsp;the parallel of your story ; fé au -oaLa ceAtuiA ’ge ’n feóit é,nbsp;the same applies to meat; fin é Af nuALA 50 téif, that is justnbsp;like us all, that is the way with all of us ; fin é ¦OAtcA ja’nbsp;uao’ f uu, that is the way in all cases ; fin é UAttA ah c-f aoJaiI,nbsp;such is life.

’OAbbAITIAtÖ5 [¦OAttAmtóg] : no ónif fé An n. Af nA ¦OAOine, he befooled the people.

“OAnAlT) (dhan-eedquot;), a loss, a sorrow: if ¦OAnAin wjinn An c-feAnA-beAn, we miss the old woman very much ; bu AAnAinnbsp;Aóib é belt A5 imteAéc, they felt it very much that he wasnbsp;about to leave.

’OAOfÓeACC (connected with nAoi) ; nA bi a’ motA-ó ua tiaoi-¦OeAccA (dheequot;öch-tha), do not praise what is worthless ; ni béinn Ag inotAt) nA n. be n-Aoinne, I would not praise anyonenbsp;who had no good points.

¦oeACquot;A11ieACü, difficulty (although the adjective is niocAtf, dyukquot;ir) : 6uif fon 1 n-oeACAifeAóc riitif mé, that puzzled menbsp;very much.

¦OCAS- (prefix meaning good, pron. ncA or né or dye) : neA-tiAome, the good ; né-óürhAifte, good counsel.

’oeAtS» ®'' fborn : fAgAig nA ¦oeitquot;i5ini cfion CofA, the thorns will prick your feet.

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’OGAItlUA [¦oeAttfArii], ƒ., good appearance, resemblance : anoip, A gApftiiri, cA An T). opc, now, my boy, that’s something likenbsp;it; nin Aon t). Ap An tipocAt pon, that word is no use, does notnbsp;sound well; nin Aon rni--óeArhpA Aige teip, he is not unlikenbsp;him ; ip mu [’oe] -oeAttipA ’5e te pAot nA pgittmg, it looksnbsp;more like a sixpence than a shilling ; ip mn 'oeAttipA a Puip ah Panbsp;intnuO Aip néin, many is the appearance this day wore, thisnbsp;has been a very changeable day ; tA pon xgt;e AeAriipA Aip,nbsp;he has that appearance ; “ lopAT) tii, ” AppA An ppiopAi-o.nbsp;“ Ua pé ‘06 -oeAriipA opc,” AppA An peAp, “ I’ll devour you,’'nbsp;said the ghost to the man.—“ You look as if you would,” henbsp;answered. (Note that pppio does not give the correct pronunciation of ppiopAio, because the p is broad) ; oeArh''pAó,nbsp;like caio AiiA-OeArhpAó te-n-A Céite, they are very likenbsp;one another ; 'oeAtfipAijeAtin pé 50 ö’eA'ó, it seems so.

’OGATIAltlRC {danquot;a-hirt), pi. -i, a flea. [’OpeAncAi'o not

heard.]

’OeA'RAS'dll, bream.

¦OeATinA, palm of hand: cpoi-óe a’ -oeApnA, the centre of his palm ; cpoiOe oeApnA -ónine.

“OGACACquot;, g. oeA'cAij, smoke (c for initial o also heard).

‘OGipiRl’ÓGAÓC or -oeipip, g. ¦oeiquot;pipeAC, ƒ., difference ; n’péi-oip nA pAit) plop nA TieipipeAC (or ‘oeipipiAeACc’) acu, perhaps they didnbsp;not know better (the difference).

¦OGlTfC : bn’ 'óéipc ‘oó pAn, it was high time for it.

“OGlRlIin (merely the English word “ daring ”) : bn’ AÓ1’ teAc 50 ‘oéAnA'ó 'oêipinn opc a bemip, you would imagine that theynbsp;were trying to challenge you. “ Ha -oéin é pin.” “ 'OéAnpA’o,nbsp;mApA, niA’p ‘oéipinn opc é.”nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ Don’t do that.”—“ Indeed I

will, if it daunts you.”

DGOC. When asking someone in the house to bring us a drink of water we say : cAbAip ’m [¦oom] neoe ’nn uipce, give me anbsp;drink of water (the ’un is for “oen—the article is used becausenbsp;the reference is to the water-supply in the house, An uipce aCanbsp;ipci5 aca) ; the article would not be used if there were anbsp;contrast with another kind of drink, e.g., ci’ aca ¦oeoC uipce nonbsp;¦oeoó tcAunA tug cti ijO ? ; nor would it be used, e.g., by someone out in the fields who asks for a drink from a well, cAbAipnbsp;¦oeoc uipce CujAm, he would say. Note that in the followingnbsp;list, all the initial letters should probably be aspirated : -oeoC

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öAiTine, • T). nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;¦o. DeofAó, t). menise, T). fAite, X).

‘oi\i3óca, xgt;. ïiiocAite, t). pioTiA.—It might be thought that, in ¦oeoc ’tm uifce, the ’tin is simply the article An, without ¦oe,nbsp;hut the doubt is removed by the following example ; ni Dónbsp;yon A tug mé An Deoc’«n tnyce aóc do n-A DyiCAiy. (llófAnbsp;tli ÓinnéiDe),

“OlAlDAl., devil. The following sentences, though worth noting, would not be used by anyone with a name for good manners ;nbsp;tA DiAöAt mnA Aije, he has an awful wife ; ca DiAöAt De tteAtinbsp;Alge, he has a wonderful wife ; so too, WAttAy cApAiti, a mostnbsp;wicked horse ; diaUaI, ne cApAyy, an amazingly good horse ;nbsp;D. is also used as an intensitive like “ devilish ” in English ;nbsp;If DiAOAy byoAg An Dtnne é.

quot;OIAC (a euphemism for DiAóAy) : “ foyyA ’yioD ye mimVciy.”— “ 1y DÓÖA 50 n-ioypAD mimyciy a’ diaC do.” “ You wouldnbsp;eat as much as a minister.”—“ I suppose a minister wouldnbsp;eat the deuce’s own lot of it.”—Hap é a’ diaC Dom é, mo tignbsp;DO D’yAgAinc Ap tog m’AtAiy 1 mo mtóAiy mé Aim (last twonbsp;words very short—meh-un) ? Is it not the deuce’s ownnbsp;hardship on me to leav^e my home where my father and mothernbsp;reared me ?

“OTCBAI, [ó=t], one’s best : ly d. dó, mA tA yé yA möAiye-müy yóy, he is hardly in town yet; DióeAyAó, adj., may take thenbsp;place of the noun in preceding phrase ; ui BytllgeAD mo DiteAynbsp;1' D’fAiye, though I were to do my best I could not watchnbsp;her ; iy d. dó, m^ ca yé ciiptA uyiAiu A’y cyi yiéiD, the mostnbsp;he can be is a couple of years and three score ; óiiai’ yé óunnbsp;mo Ditiy oym é DéAtiAD, it put me to the pin of my collarnbsp;to do it; rhuiye, riAy yoopAig Ay uDiteAt i ! may our greatestnbsp;efforts fail to stop her (from going away)—said in bitternessnbsp;of one whose departure means no loss.

’OTCélbie (final e often omitted), nonsense, Dicéiy’ yeAD ah oUAiy yiu Ay yAD, that proceeding is quite nonsensical; uiiinbsp;Aim aC Dicéiyye, it is nothing but nonsense, foolishness.

quot;Olrig, a wedge : do ómy yé d. teiy, put a wedge under it ; pi. DlugyeAóA.

DlriE1U''inT, indentures : tA Ati céAymA cAitce Aige, tA yé c’y-éiy A D. Do tAyyAiugc, his term is up, he has drawn his indentures.

’OnlHA-’ÓGAttlflA : ï)i gA’ Uao’ yuD ’ua DitiyA-DeAmyA, buD i yiti mAibiti a’ c-yeó, everything was in utter confusion, thatnbsp;was a terrible morning.

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*01Üquot;tlACAS, sensation of “ pins and needles : ” fé pun é -onipACAf tiaC bu’ ¦ÓÓ1’ teAC so mbéAt) biopAin An ppuicAt), n. givesnbsp;rise to the belief that pins are pricking you. See 5^1 pin.

‘Oilje, pi. ¦otisce (dlifteh), a law ; put) or nuine a Cup Ap tAirh HA tJtige, to bring a case or a person before the law ; biot)Apnbsp;) nnv^e te-n-A bétte, they were at law with one another.

T)11t1SG, authority : né au cup ipceAó aca ’sue opiu ? Tlti t)é au Tttiupe tamp; ’sue opm Cuu a beicA’ bAiuc pApAiru nioni ? Whatnbsp;right have you to interfere with me ? What authoritynbsp;have you over me that you try to get satisfaction of me ?nbsp;[utisiupe, authority, jurisdiction—Diet.]

*00 in phrase b’otc-A-nó [b’otc au tiois, it was a bad arrangement] : n’otc-A-uO s’ap CAicticeAc A tuic pé, it was a pity, a misfortune that it (the mishap) befell a Catholic. (The phrasenbsp;is very common, no other form of it than b’otc-A-uó is heard.)

¦D0i;gCeACC, a burning, often figuratively : 1)0 béAt) ¦oóiSceAóc opc, you would feel vexed and annoyed.

“OOntlTIGACC {dhin”yochf), depth : -oé au n. tA pAu uipse ’5e ’u pfopA ? What is the depth of water at the pier ?

‘0-0mquot;ACtl01“Óe : tA -o. opm mAp JeAtt Aip, I am grieved, downhearted, because of it. (’OonimA-O, poverty ; pouimA-O, wealth, O.I.—De H.) “o-omACpoiAeAC, adj.

‘001T1quot;AtAS [¦oombtAf], gall; n., fiu-é au pun ip peipi [peipbi] Auu, that is the bitterest thing in the world.

'OOTtlTlAC CASCA, Easter Sunday. *0. ua ):Aitquot;ime (T=f, not fw) [pAitme], Palm Sunday. CéA-OAoïu a’ ÜpAit, Spy Wednesday.nbsp;“OeApnAoiu UA CumAoiuquot;eA6, Holy Thursday. Aoiue aunbsp;CéApcA, Good Friday. SAtAipu CApcA (sahquot;-har-un), Holynbsp;Saturday. SeACcAiu UeAuuAigte ua pAipe, Holy Week.nbsp;’OéAp’OAoïu UA b-AbtAiuue, Corpus Christi.

quot;OOUAS, gen. sing, nuipip, pi. noippe, a door, also figuratively : 5a’ béiuue a’ cup a’ uutteAiu ó-u-a tiopAp béiu, everyonenbsp;trying to shift the blame from his own shoulders.

*OOTin, pi. -oópue, fist : Iau noipu (dhirn), a handful; cuip Pau no ¦óoipu ne pAtAuu pA CopcAu -| belt) AUAipte mAit Ague, put anbsp;handful of salt into the pot and you will have good s.oup ;nbsp;bi a’ pAu [pAtuAu] ’ua nopu Alge, he had the spade in his hand.nbsp;(“Oopu is the hand closed on itself, or closed around a barnbsp;or stick.) “Ö1U pé au nopu nub opm, uiop A’pAj pé ppAcAnbsp;UA uieACAU AjAm, he dealt dishonestly with me and left me

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neither potato nor parsnip, (cAipéio, pl.—i, a carrot) ; niop ¦óin fé ¦oopn •ouü tuppi ón tA a óeAtigAt fi é, he did not treat hernbsp;unfairly since the day she married him. (t). ¦out) refers tonbsp;a “ black swop ” between children.)

t)UeAC-C111, stanza : AbAip ¦opeAó-ciii eite, pé ’p 'oorhAn -oe, sing another stanza at all events.

¦OUeip-tlTl, g. npeipeAp, pl. ¦opeip-iup or ¦opeipéApAóA, sister.

’ORÖ [¦oopujA], pl. quot;opo-ci, ƒ., a fishing-line ; also. pl. 'ouipigte.

’OltO’tl AIÜII, \or tAcAt] ; t)Ain mé xt. Ap, I conceived a suspicion of him, or therefrom.

¦DTI 111111, possession : Ca mé Amu’ -oe Apuim a aje Aige, he has deprived me of possession of the house {or tA mé cupcA ¦oenbsp;Opuim An cige Aije) ; bevó au peAp boCc CAp ¦ópuim au cijenbsp;1 mbtiA'ónA, mA tA pé CAp éip beiti’óig 00 óAitteAtfiAiuü,nbsp;the poor man will be evicted this year, if some of his cattlenbsp;have perished.

¦O HAT) At A 1^6, a stupid person : ac {ath), a -OuAOAtAije ! get out you stupid man !

¦OtiAIg, a dark recess by the road-side.

T)tlAb5AS, pl. -btiAtsAipi, obligation.

T)t1A11 [ouftAu], a fishing-hook (dhoo-an”). Distinguish the pronunciation from the following.

T)tlA11 {dhoo quot;un), a poem (only as follows) : ni bpuAip pi pgéAt uA otiAii 0 tom UA15, she got neither tale nor tidings fromnbsp;him since.

T)VIAllAb''bA [oubAii-AttA], spider; ip ciirhAptA mtip o’AImpip bpotAtAó, UA ouAnAtquot;tAi belt ipcig in Aóquot;ApAnn 1 scüinïAéAnbsp;nA bpAttAi (b=w), spiders in the crannies of walls are a surenbsp;sign of sultry weather ; tcAbA ouAnAttA, a cobweb.

“OtllT), a listening attitude : Tiiii-o, cpoc ¦ouine a béA-ó A5 éipceAéc teAc 1 SAii plop ‘DU1C, ¦o., the attitude of a person who listensnbsp;to you unawares ; péAó a’ ¦oui’o aca Aip, see how he listens ;nbsp;•otiiT)ipe, such a person, cf. ctuApAi-öe.

¦01311111 (very common), reluctance : Üa ¦otiinn opc ¦out a -OeAii-A-Ó, you are unwilling to do it.

¦OIJ11111111 [¦ooipnin], the handgrip of a scythe. The shaft is cpAnn UA ppeite.

T)H111AS or mAp tiümAp pretending : tA 50 teóp minipcéipi Ag imteAóc mAp pin, mAp ¦óOmAp 50 ivoAttpAi'oip nA ¦oAoïne,nbsp;some ministers go about, dressed in that way (i.e., like priests).

NOUNS.

as though they could deceive the people ; Oiot) beAn a’ cije Ag gtAoC ’ruf [ap uóf] a’ (io)tquot;i$, ¦otirriAf 50 ö’é a’ coiteAcquot; anbsp;OéAt) a’ jLaoO 50 jCMippeAt) fi ua peipiOipig ’tia pui’óe, thenbsp;mistress used to call like the cock, pretending it was the cocknbsp;crowing, so that she might make the servants get up.

’OÜtltlA'tl'xM'Ó©, ‘ouirie “otip téip.

T)13Ca[1$] ƒ., country, district; tA péApA ua 'oütA f.abAtcA aó mo óuiTi Uéiu, the hay-crops of the country-side, with thenbsp;exception of mine, have been saved.—(Note that péAp, bAiune,nbsp;pAitiBpeAf and a great many other words may take a pluralnbsp;form, if there is reference to different owners or differentnbsp;lots : CA bAiuui a’ OAite peo Ag X)ul, 50 ’oci ci ’u tiAócAip,nbsp;all the milkings of this townland go to the creamery ; öAittgnbsp;UA pAignmipi (side-oorquot;ee) pAiObpeAfAi {sevquot;russ-ee) ua cAtpAC,nbsp;the soldiers gathered up all the various treasures of the city;nbsp;tA uipgi Au nouiAiu Ag éipge pA pUAb piu, ever so many differentnbsp;watercourses arise in that mountain. (See under eopuAnbsp;below).

tDlJtCx^S, nature, nativity : t)’é au aic peo ¦00 bAite-’óüttAip ? Is this your native place ?

é/dUAIb, booty, prey, advantage ; ip cpopcA au éATiAit iatd, they are very cross things (a common word applied to turkeys,nbsp;dogs and other animals) ; tp mAit au éAtiAit aCa cu -o’ pAitc,nbsp;UA bAiuimin au Aium te’u btouAg ! a nice bargain you arenbsp;getting, let us not take the good name from the lard ! ;nbsp;¦opAe nAbc Aip gup mAit au éAnAit tü, the mischief a doubtnbsp;about it but you are a nice piece of goods. (“OpAe is frequentlynbsp;heard :nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ ’vé’n pcéAt AtA Ague ? ”—“ Au quot;opAe pcéAt,”

“ What news have you ? ” “ Not a scrap.”—quot;OpAe, au quot;opAC are corruptions of -oon pé, a harmless equivalent ofnbsp;¦0011 -OlAbAt).

eAt)quot;01xt:A [eAOAppu-ó], dinner, dinner-time : tA pé ’n ’cA-ooptA, it is dinner-time ; bi-oip Ag imteAtc 1 bpotAip cuitquot; eAtCAUnbsp;[cui-oeAtcAu] c’péip cAnoptA ’OoitiuAig, they used to go innbsp;company with others after dinner on Sundays.

6A11, pi. éAutAóA, u silent, bird.

(ÏAUÜA [AptA, O.R.], a charm ; tA e. ua ppeite ’ge tiAoiue, some people have a charm for the scythe (do not need to sharpennbsp;it); a’ cup cAptAi, setting charms.

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eASA-1l, g. eAf|VAó, ƒ., litter, bedding ; fi lt;5,n nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i|'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a

jeópA i, tA ¦oottiAT) ¦oe’n BpéAf cfite, it is the best bedding you could get, there is a great deal of grass through it.nbsp;'©ASpobÖI’D [abfotóiT)], absolution. (For interchange of consonants compare Afbat, ocLóip.)

'eAquot;üAbA or iquot;-tALA, fl. CAtAtAi, haggard [lottAuu, g.—Aiuue, ƒ.]. 'é1T)e, vestment: éi-oe tamp;tAt, no éine -ouV), black (mourning)nbsp;vestments.

‘ÖipeACC, importance, significance, value : ¦oé an éipeaCc ati c-AifceAp fou Afi cApAtt peoCAf. coipróce ? What is thatnbsp;journey to a horse in contrast with pedestrians ?

¦élbeAltl, a claim, or claiming what is due ; ftpuit ao’ pun te héiteArii Alge opm ? Do I owe him anything? Sin peAn-éiLeAtfi Ac^ pé A gtAoc opni, that is an old debt which he isnbsp;claiming from me.

OlblgélK, a finishér, plasterer or slater ; eitigéipeAcc, trade of plasterer. (Apparently from some English root, perhapsnbsp;“elegant.” Like boic-Ait it may have come from an earlynbsp;English form.)

a tall, streelish woman ; bean Apt) nA béAti a cum èAtiAig cptlfnn uippi peat) eitic, an e. is a tall woman untidy in hernbsp;dress. By sarcasm, from eitic, a fawn, or doe.nbsp;€nneACCquot;A1T1tl, a good turn, benefit : eineAóCAinn no néan’nbsp;oppA, to do them a good turn, confer a favour on them.

(*Ve-eequot;)-pti5e, cheating: cA cu a’ néanan éipge-ptige opin, you are cheating me. Also of a treacherous attack.

'éf-tl-blS, earnest (money) ; ap óuip cu éi-p-tip ann ? Did you give earnest ? [lapiaip].

refusal : cAbappait) pé an c-eiceaóquot; (tyit-ochquot;) noni,. he will refuse me.

eiC11t, a sandbank, a bare patch in a field ; the pi. eicpeaóa is applied to a cloud divided up into parallel rows ; tA bpeagnbsp;paifipait) óïpeA UA tieicpeaóa Ap ati aep ; b’péinip te peApcAiunnbsp;Ciocpaini'p, AÓC bpéinip eite tiaó ean, acc te bpotatt ; beintpnbsp;map A bean ppaiCeAutiA i bpAipc péip no pA-bpi pa ngainirh,nbsp;like swaths in a hay-field, or like the ridges in the sand ofnbsp;the sea-shore. (FA-bpi can be used also to describe a corrugated-iron roof).

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lt;iÖLAS, knowledge of the road, address (of letter) : nin êinne in nil no’nnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ac a’ rtitUncifi .a ftjruit eótAj' a’ óoi’Ain acu,

no one is able for the strand but those who know the path ; Cé tog méAp Ap eólAf ‘ouic Ap An mbotAp pon (or 50 'oci Annbsp;Cl’ peo), who gave you precise directions to this road (or tonbsp;this house). (Said in astonishment to one who was notnbsp;expected to find the way.) ITléAp-Ap-eötAp is the Irish description of the figure of a hand, painted on a wall, with the index-finger outstretched to show the way.

€01I11A, pi. eóp-ntoncA, barley {pi. denotes the crops of different owners) ; similarly, coipce, pi. coipci or coipcioncA ; ApöAp,nbsp;pi. Apüinci).

quot;PAIC, gen. pAice, ƒ., a bit, a scrap : nin pé a’ néAnAt) pAice teip, he is not doing any harm to him. Pron. fwgck.

VAIg, pi. pAige, a prophet: pAigniit, indulging in wild ravings : tA pé a’ p.

¦pAIbhl^GAll (fwal-eequot;an) [for pAittéAn=pAi‘o-téAn, long sorrow, woe or disaster I, abandonment: ti’pAs pé Ap p. é, he leftnbsp;him in the lurch ; geAtPAitn ¦otnc 50 öpuit p. Aip Anoip, Inbsp;promise you he is done for now, there is an end to him. (Heardnbsp;several times). ’O’pAg pé Ap p. An c-ApftAp Ap An ngopc,nbsp;he let the corn rot on the ground ; p. m ótit or pmAt in ént,nbsp;destruction to your hair.

I'AlllhGÖS (n=t) a swallow.

paralysis : tAinig p. on öpuAéc lonAin. üa p. lonncA.

pAlültT), a seam : coca jau p., a seamless garment.

pAhlSAOU, g.—A, palsy, trembling fit, convulsions ; neurasthenia ; ¦o’oibpi’ pé AmAó pA öpAttpAop, he worked into convulsions ;nbsp;ni pAit) Aon pAPtpAop Alin, he did not suffer from nervousnbsp;weakness.

pAtl, wandering : A5 imteAóc Ap p., to go off a homeless wanderer ; uAip pAii A tAgAt) pé, he used to come an odd time ; pAUAé,nbsp;adj.; tA uA ci$ce pauaó pA SeAUA-pobAt, the houses arenbsp;few and far between in Old Parish ; An ppAitpin pAnAt, thenbsp;labourer with no fixed abode.

PAIIAIUG, a wandering man, one without a comrade ; often also pAnAipe=pó-t)uine; Pin Aon J^otAinn pA pApóipce pinnbsp;Ate ’5e pAnAipe, in that parish, it is only an odd person (onenbsp;here and there) who knows Irish.

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pAT1quot;CA1S, faintness (phantasia) : tAimg fainted in church.

¦pAOlbftI [pibin] : ca ua bA imijce a [Af] p. gadding.

p.^SAC, a desert, a wilderness, an empty place : ca An ci’ feo ’nA pAfAó, this house is unoccupied (so too of bare patches innbsp;tilled field).

pACAt) ; bi -pACA’n jAife ’ua béAt, a faint smile was on his lips. PAtA15amp;quot;AC [fAtAC], a giant.

peAtJAS, improvement : nin ao’ piuc pcAbAif a’ ¦out Aip, he is not getting a whit better. (See under ¦out.)nbsp;pGAbt, pity, disappointment; uac; miif a’ peAtt é ? Is it notnbsp;a sad state of affairs ? CiufpeA'O pé pcAtt ope beic anbsp;péAèAinc Aip, to look at him would make you feel sad (if thenbsp;reference is to a man, epuAj is preferred); -OmeAg peAit Aip, pênbsp;’cu bu’ cioncAé, i béin nö au peipibipeAó, he was mishandled,nbsp;whoever was responsible, the mistress or the servant (of anbsp;sick man unfairly treated).nbsp;peAH, ff. pip, pi. peApAib, a man.

pCAU/dtlAC, an animal that grazes ; ca au peipm ticigee [teijce] ArtiAC Alge Cun péApAnAó, he has let out his land for grazing.nbsp;pGIt!)!, see under bun ; [used as a verb : itncig i pei'ót uanbsp;bA, go and mind the cows : bpua ua bA pBIntte Ague ?nbsp;A’paii pé a’ pGIPt (nti i bpei’ót) An cige, he stayed to mindnbsp;the house. The verb oititn, to nurse or tend, wiU furnishnbsp;the other tenses as required. 0’C.]nbsp;pélbeAC.5l1, butterfly.

pélUftl, a present; ip otc a’ péipïn aca Aige (said of one with a toothache).

peiRTtI, g. peipmeAc, ƒ., a farm ; ci’ ua peipmeAC, the farm-house ; peipm-uip or peam-Onp, a farmer (No i-sound heard after ni,nbsp;hence hyphen), ipeig i -ocig peipm-üpA, in a farmer’s house ;nbsp;cig UA niuinape, dwelling house.nbsp;pGÖIb, ff. peótA, ƒ., meat, flesh : Ag ite ua peótA puAipe, calumniating ; nin ao’ piuc *oe’n bpeóit rhApb Aip, he has no lack ofnbsp;vitality.

pBOlRbllltl, a farthing.

p601CTie {fyunequot;eh), a puff of wind ; ni pAib p. gAOite Ann, there was not a puff of wind.

NOUNS.

VI'. a curse; óuif fé p Af, he gave a curse. [From ¦oAf fiA*.

p. is an old name for God.—DeH.] piAC, pi. fiAóA, debt. The phrase Ti’fiAóAiï) is pron. a ¦óiACAif.nbsp;Tii -óéAnfAt) fé ao’ put) ac a’ pun a üéAt) a -óiACAif Aif, henbsp;would do nothing except what he was obliged to do ; Uu -óói’nbsp;teif tiA ¦DAoitie 50 öfuitim 1 BfiACA Ague, people might thinknbsp;I am in your debt.

piACAIh, pi. fiActA, a tooth ; UAtiifinif gpeim piAct’ AfAc, they would bite you ; ¦00 Cuif fé a fiACAit in Acquot;AfAnn Ann, henbsp;put his tooth into him.

piAgAltDe [fiA-OAitie], pi. fiAgAfOte, a huntsman. pfAIICAS [fiA-oAncAf], wildness ; ca numuf'cA fi'AncAif a’ bAincnbsp;teif All A1C feo, this place is too wild,nbsp;pith (fyle) pi. fUtiAéA or fIttini {fy-leequot;nee), a wrinkle (in cloth),nbsp;a fold. The verb is fittim, I fold ; -ó’f lit {yile) fé, he folded.nbsp;The verb. n. is poitteAti or fittcAt) ; ¦oéin au c-éATiAt a ti’nbsp;foitteAt) Agtif cfom A ctif Aif üAf oitiCe, fold up the clothnbsp;and leave a weight on it over night.nbsp;plthClACA or fi'tciAóA, weeds, pi. of fiAtiAite, ƒ. : if otc Annbsp;fi-ite An puf-feAó bui-óe, charlock is an ül weed. puf-fCAó or pfA-feAó or pp-fCAc gives the pronunciation fairlynbsp;well. The first syllable has the R-vowel, and is like thenbsp;second syllable of “ supper ” as pronounced in Ireland :

sup’r.’

pill 1135. a window. pltlSItig, an ash-tree.

(Note.—p slender in last two words.)

piOS, g. peAfA, knowledge : beAn peAfA, a “ wise woman,” one with secret lore : beiA piop beipte nü cAUtce AgAin, I wülnbsp;know whether I have lost or gained ; ca piop bpeit no béAfCAmnbsp;Anoif AgAm, I know whether I’ve won or am going to win ;nbsp;CA piof bpeic no béAptAtn Anoif aca, they know now whonbsp;has won or is going to win—“ bpeic no béAftAm ” seems to benbsp;a fixed phrase, and is used of all persons and numbersnbsp;though strictly it refers to first person plural. t)i gA’ Uaoiinbsp;piof AIC1, she knew everything ; bi piof gA’ uao’ pun Aige, henbsp;knew everything ; b’pn'i -óoib piop a belt acu Ap gA’ bAo’ pópenbsp;tuig [tuib] A -o’pAfAnn cpi-o a’ ucAtArh, it would repay themnbsp;to know every herb that grows.

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p’tAIR [putAi-p] ; Tii ü-p’tAif ¦ouic nü öi cu rnUtce, it was well for you or you were ruined (that you were not ruined) ; titnbsp;Op’tAin ‘OÓ An CApAtt iAp|tAinn a Beit Atge, it was well fornbsp;him that he had his bicycle. ¦p’LAip stands for pop Ait—nbsp;see Dinneen’s Diet.—which means “ too much,” ni BputAijtnbsp;would then mean “ it was not too much,” i.e., “ it was notnbsp;in excess of the needs of the case,” “ it was well ” : compare ntnbsp;mop -oom ; the people always translate it into English asnbsp;above) ; tli y’tAip no ip cApAtt mAit é, it must be a goodnbsp;horse ; tli p’tAip no Ba itiaiC An peAp é nuAip no Bi pé Ó5,nbsp;he must have been a good man in his youth. (Instead ofnbsp;ni p’tAip no, the verb cAitim is freely used—^less elegantly,nbsp;I dare say : cAitpit) pé Beit in a OApAtt mAit ; óAit pé Beitnbsp;111 A peAp mAit ; “ Bi' pé éeitpe pióm BtiApAin”—CAit pénbsp;Beit A tuitteAP, mAp Ba éuimn’ teip An ¦opoó-fAojAt,” “ Henbsp;was eighty.”—“ He must have been more (than that) ; henbsp;remembered the famine times.” Note another common usenbsp;of CAitim : cAitpiP mé An pcéAt pAn a Beit 50 epuinn AjAm,nbsp;I must learn that story exactly ; cAitpiP cu BpOig rhAit Beitnbsp;AgAc 1 5CÓIP nA ppoO-Aimpipe, you must have good bootsnbsp;for the bad weather.

pb0b,t, pi. pLeAtAnnA, fern., a shower accompanied by heavy wind : tA pteAc rinlp a’ ceACc, CAp pA Bpuitint (Bpu pronouncednbsp;like vw), a shower is coming, take shelter. Ca pug An pteAtnbsp;oppAiO ?—puAipeAmAip ¦out 1 psaO coip {thir). “ Where didnbsp;the shower overtake you ? ”—“ We managed to get undernbsp;the shelter of a bush.”—(See Diet. ptAióe, a blast of wind.nbsp;¦pteAt, used also in North Connaught, is related to Eng. “ flaw ” :nbsp;the skipper “watched where the veering flaw did blow”).

poJtK, a quick rush : a’ •ocABAppA p. Am'Ap AmAipeAé ? Wül you take a run over (i.e., from west to east) to-morrow ?nbsp;D’péipip 50 PcABAppA pogA 0 PeAp óugAm, perhaps younbsp;might come southwards to see me. DAinpeaP pé p. Ap, henbsp;would have a dash at him (said of a big dog that attacks andnbsp;shakes a little one just for an instant and then lets him off.)nbsp;pogA itiAgAip : fit pé p. rh. po BAinc AfAinn, he tried to pokenbsp;a bit of fun at us. See pó-pï below.

pOl^Tl© or pOi;5i'o (fwinequot;-yeh, fwide), patience ; Bi peipeAp ua poigne cAitce ’gAm, what remained of my patience evaporated;

NOUNS.

n1 üpUljeA-ó i'é poigneArfi (fwine-yuv) teócA, he cannot have patience with them, put up with them ; cA pé pó-rhï-pOlJueAónbsp;{vee-inequot;-yoch), he is too impatient.nbsp;pOUAS, depth, foundation : Cuai-ó pé CAp a popAp -] ‘oo üA-OAg é,nbsp;he went beyond his depth and was drowned.nbsp;pO'Rquot;'mA’0, envy : Piot) ua jeAppóAiU a’ popmAn Pe n-A óéite,nbsp;the girls used to vie with one another.nbsp;pORÜACCquot;, power, freedom : urn aou popcACcquot; CAiuce ’5e, henbsp;has no power of voice.

pÓ-Sf, a man or an animal without stamina, i.e., ua Pca-O pcAptfiAO in pAu obAip ; ni pAib Ann aóc pogA pó-pi, he was capablenbsp;of a spurt and no more.

pUAItTI, g. puAime, ƒ., a sound, pronunciation ; nAC tincAó An puAim AtA ’cu ? What a strange pronunciation they have !nbsp;ptlISTlélS [pAipnéip], information, a search for information : nAnbsp;CAbAip Aon puipnéip ¦oóib, give them no information ; cAnbsp;piAT) a’ puipnêii—a’ topg cuAipipge mAp ua piteApp, theynbsp;are making inquiries—seeking for information like the police.nbsp;pvilCITIU, shelter : cAp ipceAó pA Ppuitinc, come into the shelter ;nbsp;belt) pOInc p. ajaui ó pnA ctAiquot;CeACA, the ditches will affordnbsp;me some protection. (Note pi. of ctAitie, so cpAiquot;teAóA isnbsp;pi. of cponSe).—The gen. potquot;AnA, though not used afternbsp;pome above, is often heard, e.g., Agup 50 pAib An c-AnAninbsp;boóc Ap tAob nA pocAnA AgAC, A CigeApnA, and may younbsp;bring the poor soul, O Lord, to the region where there is shelternbsp;from woe {lit., may you have it—or keep it—on the shelterednbsp;side).

pi3Tl’0A11Tl6A‘0 (foonquot;-yah-made) (Latin, fundamentum), nt bptlijinn Aon p. “oo bAinc Ap, I could give no explanationnbsp;of it, pick no meaning out of it.

5Ab, pi. gAtnA, illness : bi'onn gAt beAg ’n-A tuAig Ainquot;AnnA •oe’n mbtiAin, he gets somewhat unwell at times during the year ;nbsp;fcA pé 1 ¦ocAitige gAitin beAg A buAbAt) An c-Am po bUAnA,,nbsp;he is accustomed to a little bout of illness at this season ofnbsp;the year.

5Ab.dT1 or geAtAn, a burst of sunshine : tA g. bpeAg gpéine Anoip Ann, there is a fine burst of sunshine now ; geAtAn, the whitenbsp;of the eye.

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gAttlAltl, jAtfiriA, ƒ., a yearling.

SATTlAtt, a soft, foolish person.

5AOh, relationship ; jAot i OpAn AtriAC tA ’ge téiCe, he is only distantly related to her; tA pOInpeAit gAoit ajaiti teAc,nbsp;there is some trace {lit. a rinsing) of kinship between me andnbsp;you. On how to translate “ first cousins ”, see end of book,nbsp;“A Pew Notes on Grammar.” (Verbs, 5).

5ATIA1, pi. 5Apquot;-e-te, field of potatoes ; gopc is generally used for other tillage, pAipc for grassland. Still pAipc eópuA,nbsp;pAipc ApftAip are quite common. (NaturaUy, because youngnbsp;corn is like grass.)

5 AC A [sa], a gaff.

5eAhACquot;,- g. seAtAigequot;, ƒ., the moon. 5- is used of the moon as a giver of light. quot;Ré is the moon as a measurer of time.nbsp;Ré must be used when referring to the rising or setting ofnbsp;the moon, or to its phases. Ré is also used of the moon asnbsp;a disc, Af CiopA uA pé, on the edge of the moon ; pé uuaP,nbsp;pé tAU, tA ATI pé Ag Cipge, CA AU pé Ag out 1 UT)eipquot;lueAéC.nbsp;We may say : Ca au pé Ap au Aep, or Ca au geAtAé Ap au Aep,nbsp;but apparently in the latter case we are referring to the light ofnbsp;the moon rather than to the time of night which its presencenbsp;in the sky would indicate. I have been corrected for saying,nbsp;t)i Au pé Ap Au Aep Au oipóe piu, when I meant that therenbsp;was moonlight that night. (“ Ca au geAtAé Ap au Aep,”nbsp;incorrect according to flopA 11 i Ciuuéme ; she uses geAtAénbsp;only of brightness or light of moon, and would say Ca (au 1)nbsp;geAtAé Auu). Ca au pé Ag ¦out ciiige, the moon is setting.

gamp;tVhh, gen. and pi. gitt, m. wager : Ca au geAtt goice {gut-eh'i [gAöCA] AgAui I have won the wager; cuippm mé geAttnbsp;teAC, I wül make a bet with you ; ui éuippiuu mo éeAuu 1nbsp;ugeAtt teip, I would not stake my life on it; óuipeAt)Ap geAttnbsp;te u- A ééite, they made a wager ; bAiuquot;ig1 piAp AfAib péiu,nbsp;UI a’ pioé Ap pou gitt aCa piD, slacken your speed, you arenbsp;not running for a wager ; geAtt te, equal to, same as, like ;nbsp;b1 pé geAtt te beiC cicim, he was on the point of falling ;nbsp;“ Ap Cic pé ? ’ t)u’ geAtt teip no.” “ Did he fall ?

“ Almost.” ’OubAipc pé, aou aic ua buAitcAp au ctog uaC geAtt te ceAmpAtt iu ao’ éop é, he said that wherever thenbsp;bell was not rung, it was not like a church at all.

NOUNS.

geAtilAH, green blade (of corn or any crop) braird: ca ati c-ApuAft ’riA JeAriiAp Anoip, the corn is up now; tamp; manbsp;cupriAipi a’ jeAtripugAt), the turnips are showing a greennbsp;top over the ground.

5 ©Aftquot;ACAC [^eAppcAC], an unfledged bird; if gcAt reip au öpiAó ‘OUÖ A g. petu (the English equivalent is, “every crownbsp;thinks it’s own young the whitest ”).

SCAU-CiJIS, cleverness, sharpness: Ca cu a’ ¦out 1 ngéAp-ciiip opm, you are using too much subtlety against me ; adj. géAp-CUipeAC, keen-witted.

JCAUUAU, cut : If niAiC a’ tuig [iuio] é. fin Cun 5eAftAi’óequot;ACA ¦oo tC1$eAf, that is a good herb for curing cuts.

geiU, a start: öAinfeA-ó fé geic AfAc, it would startle you ; geicmrhAlt, adj. : ca au CApAtt AnA-geicmrhAit, the horse isnbsp;very flighty.

SISlC-US (gigquot;ul-us), a tickling: g. oo Cup Ap Ouine, to tickle a person.

510bbA {gyuV'ah), a driver: giottAi'öequot;ACc or giotiAO, driving; giottAO, to drive : m üfuigeA-ó pi Cinne a oeAUfAt) é giotlAt)nbsp;•Ö1, she could not get any one to drive him for her ; cApAequot;penbsp;[cAippéApAi-óe] also means “driver.”

JIOKIIA’OATI, a sore swelling : mo gioppAOATl cu, you are talking nonsense, lit. “ you give me a pain ! ”

510TlTlATlAlb [gioppA auaPa], shortness of breath.

Jl-ttACquot; [gipp-fiAO], gen. same, pi. gi-pquot;-igce, a hare.

5bAtt1xMTl© {glawquot;mir-eh), peAnnfup 00 OeAO Ag UAinc feóóAOAn Af ApüAp, a tongs or pincers for picking thistles out of corn—nbsp;from gtAmAt), to clutch at (in local English, people say, e.g.,nbsp;“ he was glawming at me in the dark ”). gpcAmAipe is anothernbsp;name for this instrument.

5bA1TlA1Tie {glomquot;ir-eh), a brawler ; gt.AmAipeACc, brawling.

5b.dniAT1 (m=v) [gtAiu, a murmur], complaining, grumbling : biouu CÓ fA ugtArhAu 1 gcótfiuuitie.

5bAS, gen. gtuif, a lock : Cuip au gtAf Ap au Tiopuf, lock the door ; cuipfip au pminéip gtAf Ap au -oopuf ¦oüiuu, thenbsp;carpenter will put a lock on the door for us ; cia Cuip au gtAfnbsp;ifceAC 'oib ? AU fióiuéip, Who fitted on the lock for you ?nbsp;the carpenter.

^beACAlUe, a trickster.

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5t,eiCeAKAri (glehquot;har-au)n), hurry, bustle (a favourite word) : ï’i 5-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;S-^’ uélnne, cé bu’ fcüifge be^t) a’nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Aije,

every one was working feverishly to see who would have his corn saved first ; Almpip jbeiteAp^uAt, Airnpip au pojrhAip,nbsp;harvest is a busy time : ueArii-jteiüeApAriAé, not too busy,nbsp;moderately busy.

511115111 [giinciri], a man with the giddy ways of a boy.

5l10inACquot;, pi. 5l,eAiTiquot;-Ai5, lobster.

50t)AT1, a calf’s muzzle, often used figuratively : tiaó é au céATgt; jobAu A óuipquot;eA5 ’uA béAt é ? Is not that the practice tonbsp;which he was accustomed from childhood ?

5011quot;seAC {goylequot;shuch), an earwig.

501116, proximity, nearness ; ioppAt) pé tü ’a pA5tA ’ua joipe, he would devour you if you went near him ; au ua Pa ’p anbsp;tuAippib cii TiA cAp 1 mo 50ipe, long as you live and for twonbsp;days longer do not come near me.

50IÜ [gocA-ó], Ap Jolt éigiti, somehow or other.

5011A’0, a fit of illness, lit. a roasting ; puAip pé 5. müp 1 nibtiAriA ; PA5auu (p=fw) pé jopAi' beAgA or bioun gopAi bcAjA ’tiAnbsp;¦ÓIA15, he gets little turns of illness. [C05 5. ¦oe’u ceiue, take anbsp;heat of the fire ; a’ cup puAp 5., said of heating iron whitenbsp;for welding.—0’C.]

511A’0, love ; ip mti pwo a ¦oeipimi-o 1 ujpAt) belt a’ cAlrit, many a thing we say just for the sake of talk. 5t'^t)rhAp (graw'xor),nbsp;generous, loving, good-hearted.

51IAIC, ƒ., a shout (of rage) : óuip pé jpAit Ap, he gave a shout (of rage); “ cotiAc a’ ¦oiAbAii (dee”il) piu oppA ”, AppA pi ; bu’nbsp;cumA PéiCe aC au JpAit piu ‘oo Cup Aipce, “ an increase ofnbsp;that devilish luck to them,” said she ; she merely wanted tonbsp;let off steam.

51l©1in, grip, stitch : tA pi a’ pjAoiteAt) ua ujpeAmAUUA, she is taking out the stitches ; a’ cup speAtuA, putting in a stitch,nbsp;doing a little sewing ; pAu 50 rubéApAiJ pi Ap a jpeAuiAuuAnbsp;(of a fire) wait tUl it catches up its stitches, wait tUl it is wellnbsp;alight, (c/., pAU 50 mbéApAit) mé Ap mo JpeAmAuuA, “waitnbsp;till I get steam up—get into my stride—get into full workingnbsp;order ”).

51115111, stagnation of the blood : cobtAb Jpipiu, “ pins and needles.” See ¦oiupACAp.

NOUNS.

5T110S.AC, the red embers, the gleed : .dii a nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;on the

embers ; also what is cooked on the gleed, as tamp; j^iofAC ceitie Alge.

5TttJC [stmt], curds : Gi Ati c-lm ’tiA jfitió, the butter was in curds.

5Tll3ltlAquot;in (rh=v ; ó nasal), cockles (sheU-fish).

(1) gCÜtiAUpAt) (Gi:=w) : ni óui|tpiTiri mé tiéiri 1 5ctiTgt;AGpA-o teifgt; I would not compare myself to him, would not compete withnbsp;him (said contemptuously) ; Oi fé amp; geut' 1 5- teif a’ cffoftiAi-ó-eAéc, he was comparing them with eternity.—The word isnbsp;pronounced 1 geü-o 1 üpAn (it may be a compound with com).

gtllUe, guitjce (ghit-eh) and gui-OeAuriA, ƒ., a prayer, a good wish : cuip pé guróe au pobAit é, get him prayed for at Mass ;nbsp;“ CogAf, A TIahó, ATI Gpuiginri {a wye-ing) pAimp pé teiC a

pAt) 'DO PAIT) ? ”-“ éipe, A OeATI. TIa UAUAip ATI gUltre ÓUtflATlg

go ¦oeo ACC ATI gui-óe pAippiug 00 puA mAipO go téip,” “ TeU me, Nano, is it right for me to say a prayer for Pat alone ? ”nbsp;(Pat was her late husband) “ Nonsense, woman. Never saynbsp;the narrow (restricted) prayer but the broad and generousnbsp;(universal) one for aU the dead.” The proper answer wouldnbsp;have been ; geoöcA, Aéc att pAtorp pAipping a pat) in a niAit).nbsp;gvii'óe or gui’óeAóATTc is the verbal noun.—meansnbsp;an evU wish, a curse ; verbal noun, guineAnoipeAdc : tia bi Agnbsp;gtii'óeA’oóipeACc, stop cursing ; ni tuicpit) a óuto pin gnitieAnnAnbsp;opcmquot;pA, Ms curses wiU not fall on me ; nA gac te n-A cumnbsp;pin gintieAnnA, pay no heed to her curses ; ip lincAC An peApnbsp;gtn-óeAnnA (no gintice) é, he is much prone to cursing.

lAbb, gen., éiite, pi. i''AttAéA, ƒ., shoe-lace ; a leash for greyhounds,

It^TTRACC, an attempt, a throw, a stroke : tug pé lAppAóc ne Ctoé ¦oó, he gave him a blow of a stone ; tug pé lAppAócAinbsp;mupA -óóib, he made several cutting remarks to them : anbsp;¦o’lAppAt) lAppAtcAi mAgAit) bAinc ApAC, trying to flick younbsp;with ridicule ; cAbAip lAppAéc Aip, attempt it (same as bain

CpiAlb Ap).

lASgtMUeACC, fishing : tAin Ag 1.

ItniRCf, (im-ir-heequot;), ƒ., removal, migration, (imipge variant of imipCe, cf. comAipCe : comAipge) ; ta ’te IPuipe na n-imiptinbsp;the 25th March reckoned as New Year’s Day in former times,nbsp;the day on which annual tenancies expired and new engage-

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ments were made with labourers for twelve months’ service. (The ordinary name for the Feast of the Annunciation is tA ’tenbsp;[t4 félle] nim|\e tT14fCA, and for the Assumption 14 ’tenbsp;¦mutpe. móp fA tjTojttiAp).nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ii-élfigit) {nire-eequot;) c’lmipci

leAC, may your change of dwelling be a prosperous one ; tio Gio’OAp Ag.-DéAnArh imipce, they were moving out.

llTlónfOttl [im-in-eev), concern : ni a gnu a’ ¦DéAiiA'ó An-i. no, he was much concerned about his work. InifnioriiAccnbsp;(im-an-eevquot;-ocht) [imfniotfiAó, industrious], industry ; fé a ii-i.nbsp;Uéin A mn Tn é, it was her own industry that did it for her.

ItlClTin {inquot;-a-hing), gen. -e, ƒ., brains.

IllT1 ©Abb {ingquot;yul), pi. Innte, a trap ; Ap inneAtt, in good form for work, “ ready to spring.”

Incinn, intention : Ap An incmn pm a tAini’ mé, it was with that intention I, came.

lOlllAlt) (umquot;ah), rivalry, competition : ni pAjAinn m iomAi-ó teip, I would not compete with him.

fOtilA (m=«) [totfiAig] gen. same, a statue, image. The word is sometimes heard as lotfiAn ; the final n has come from thenbsp;article or from riAotn which often follows ; i. nA ITlAignine,nbsp;i. llAorii pAnpAig.

lOllAT) (i-nAu), place (for something) ; loiiAn age, site of a house ; ioha-o coip •omne, a human footprint (piAn c. n. also) ;nbsp;lonAt) -oo Coipe, the mark of your foot; Oi lonA-o comne AgAmnbsp;leip, I bad an appointment to meet him. The phrase in ion At)nbsp;is rarely heard, in aic is used instead. feAp lonA-o tie pp a’nbsp;ucAtAni, God’s representative in this world, Christ’s Vicar onnbsp;earth. (The phrase sounds like peAp-nu-o-Aequot; Ap a’ ‘ocAiAtti.)

lOllJA {ung-ah), pi., longnAt (ung-a-nee or ing-a-nee), finger- or toe-nail: tA cup pé longAin opm, I am suffering from a whitloe.nbsp;longA also means a hoof.

lOllgA^UnA, a wonder (like UncAp, the i is usually heard after article) ; ip beAg a’ c-iUnA go mAippeAA nA tJAoine i ttpAt)nbsp;Annpo, little wonder that the people live a long time here.

10T15A11CAS=UncAp : pin é An c-UncAp a bi opm, that was what astonished me.

lOSCATl {issquot;cur) [opcAp, a bound, a leap] : nin lopcAp meAOpAó (or céille) Aige, he has not a particle of understanding (ornbsp;sense). It represents upgAp, opgAp, a jewel or opgAp, a bound,nbsp;a leap. For pronunc. compare lopuAp for opuAp.

NOUNS.

fl. lofgAi-oi, back of knee : W tn’io]*5Ai’oi a’ tub^tniA 1 mo gtüriA a’ cnocAit (of one who remains kneeling too long),nbsp;my knees were bending and knitting—my knees were wobbling.

tAUAK, g., tA-óAife, ƒ., the hand with the fingers held apart for clasping ;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;poGpa bunch of flowers.

bAlthtlG, pi. tAirhm' (lavmquot;yeh, lawn-yeequot;) [tAiminti],¦ a glove. E.M.I. Idmhann, ƒ.

bAll, a filling, contents : cmupit) mé An tAn acA Anni'o ctn'oc, I will put the contents of this (gun) through you ; t. meansnbsp;also a cartridge.—For bAn as adj. see cAome.

bditlATI, a bladder, the inner tube of a bicycle (I have heard pucog for the cover) : CAitpAp An tAn^n a tioiiAA 1 Annf on a rhuinéAtnbsp;A -ó’-p^pgA-ó 50 T)Ain5eAn -j cóp’o[a] a Cuia Aip óun nA béAAnbsp;Aon pAgAitc ’ge’n gAoC piué AmAó ; ’a piuCpAp, béAA fénbsp;’nA tiobAp (description of how to fill a football. Note thatnbsp;5A0Ó, not Aep, is used of the air in the bladder). Some speakersnbsp;use tAUAn for tAn, a cartridge, but it is generally rejected innbsp;this sense. See Aep.

bATlgA, ling (a fish). Ling, a kind of heather, is ppAoó nA loótAnnAó.

bAT15quot;A1’Oe (lwongquot;id-eh), spancel. [Same as tAnj-pecep in Cormac’s Glossary, “ long fetter,” for npCAtt pA-oA.—De H.]

bA'nquot;C'RélTl (or tAncpéit), a lantern.

I.A0[5], g- and pi. tAoi[5], a calf.

lAS-TR, pi. tAfpACA, a flame.

LASÖ5, a flame, anything that lights up of a sudden : ca ah a’ in Aon tApoj AriiAin, the house is all ablaze. Pron. tupog.

b At AIR, a plot (in a graveyard) ; a flower bed ; place for threshing corn.

beAt)A, g. tCAbtAn (b=p), pi. teAbtACA (lap-ochquot;uh), a bed ; ’a mbéA-ó bucAet) uipse AgAm, cAicpinn 1 pnA teAbtAé’ [opjpAibnbsp;é, if I had a bucket of water, I would throw it on you in bed ;nbsp;ctiinAi teAbtAn, bed-clothes ; tA pé pA tcAbAiP, he is in bed ;nbsp;tA pé Ap An tCAbA, he is ill abed ; teAbA-tuije-peotcA {holequot;-thah), childbirth : tA pi in a t., she is in confinement; (Ca pinbsp;c’péip teAnb A belt aici, she has had a child. t)peit is usednbsp;as a rule only of the lower animals : Ap pns An bo ? Uonbsp;pug.—Has the cow calved ? Yes ; tA An bo beipte, thenbsp;cow ha.ï calved).

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LeAC, g'en. tice, dat. tic, pl. Icaca or teACjiACxi, ƒ., a flagstone : teAc All nige'-ciAin, the washing-stone ; OAin Af a’ tic ¦oó énbsp;(pronounce -oó é here to rhyme with go ’way), or caiC fA ticnbsp;¦OÓ é, have it out with him, show him that what he said aboutnbsp;you is false (people used to ring a coin on a flagstone to seenbsp;if it were good or bad, and hence the above expression maynbsp;be translated, “ ring his story on the flagstone cf clear evidencenbsp;and prove to him that it is counterfeit ”) ; ctnp Ap a’ tic oónbsp;é, have a clear understanding with him {e.g., as to the termsnbsp;of a bargain you have made with him)—In the first editionnbsp;of this work bAin Ap a tic oó é was translated “ make himnbsp;pay on the nail ” (f.c., make him give you immediate satisfaction) and this was adopted by Dr. Dinneen (see Diet.) but 1nbsp;am now inclined to doubt its accuracy.nbsp;beAC [LeAt], a half, beit is used in such phrases as ÓÜ15 piiigenbsp;(fingquot;-eh) 50 teic, five-pence ha’penny. LeAt is a commonnbsp;prefix. ieA’ bpog, aii odd boot, and so of all things formingnbsp;a pair. beAt followed by an adjective usually becomes teA’,nbsp;and aspirates the first letter of adj., except when it beginsnbsp;with c. With nouns, when it is used as an adjective, thenbsp;same rule applies : teA’ rhite, a half-mile (half is an adjectivenbsp;prefix ; we do not mean “one half of a mile ”) ; tea’ ótoó,nbsp;a half-stone (weight) ; Ica’ comiA, a half-ton ; Iba’ c’póiminbsp;[teAt copóm] a half-crown ; tea’ pitigin, tea’ piuge, a halfpenny ; tea’ fobpan (havquot;ran) a half-sovereign (but teatnbsp;pobpaiii is much commoner) ; tea’ •oopap, pronounced tea’nbsp;copap ; néanpAi-ó ceami tea’-fajap an 5110, a half-size onenbsp;will do. On the other hand, when teat is a noun it isnbsp;pronounced tead and followed by the genitive : bi teaCnbsp;ptiatAioe 1 mo lAiiti, the half of a needle was in my hand.nbsp;If we said tea’ puatai-o, it would mean a small but completenbsp;needle.

teACb-f, pl. teaót-iatia, [teat-taiAeJ a shaft of a car (as if teat-dtaiAe). Insome Déipe districts boin (vode) is heard instead of t. beA’-pbd’Öce {lah-flikequot;-eh) [pteiAce, a stump], a half-foolishnbsp;or silly person : t. oa ea-o é, he was half-simple.nbsp;bBASUjAl!), manure ; cuipeann pé an aoipoe pin teapaijte apnbsp;a’ ¦ocatam ga’ baon btiain, he puts that depth (indicatingnbsp;amount) of manure on the land every year.nbsp;béITlB, pl. téinepeaCa, a shirt.

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tcice, g teiceAn, ƒ., porridge, stirabout.

teiÜélT), s. ƒ. 2 ; A teitéTo CéA'ouA AgAui-fA, I have one of the same kind ; -oo jAt) a teitéi-o flop a’ botAp, a certainnbsp;man went down the road. A teitéiT) peo is used in beginningnbsp;a conversation, and appears equivalent to “ I wish to speaknbsp;to you on a certain matter ” : “A teitém peo, Ap n’Aipijnbsp;CÜ CAT) A bAiri 00 SeAu ? ”nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;‘1 By the way, did you hear what

happened to John ? ”—“ tli peAnAp mé, a AtAip, aóc a teitém peo t)’ AipiJ mé,” “ I don’t know, Father, but I heard somethingnbsp;like the following .nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. ” ca a teitéiv) -o’pocAt atiu, there

is such a word ; teitém tia bovóée Auoéc (on) a night like this (on such a night as this) ; leitém a’ tA lu-oniO (on) anbsp;day like this, also teitém au tAe inmu.nbsp;bGICITl [ticip], g. teicquot;ipe, pi. teicquot;peAóA, a letter : t. quot;oo óup pénbsp;CüucAp, to register a letter ; Ca tbA piugiu ¦oeipquot;ipeAé Ap teicipnbsp;aCa pé éüucAp, a registered letter costs twopence extra.nbsp;tG1ÜÓ5, plaice.

beötl [teAitiAu] (lone), a moth : Ca mo Cuit) éAiDAig 50 téip iCce ’5e puA teóiu, all my clothes are moth-eaten. (beAttiAu,nbsp;an elm-tree, m=v.)

1-ÏAS [téAp], corn-stalk. Cf. -oiAp, gen. oéipe. biTI6, pi. tiuci, a clutch : tiue 00 Cup pé CeApc 5uip, to put anbsp;clutch under a clucking hen ; peo ceAuu coppA te coip uanbsp;tiue, take this odd egg to go with the setting—(the settingnbsp;contained a dozen).

LTOtl : t. cije, all the members of a household. bfOtlAtl [sea-weed], water-moss ; au cobAp tAu ne tiouAunbsp;uAiCue, the well is full of dark-green moss,nbsp;bios, gen. teApA, pi. tiopuA : beAu a’ teApA, the fairy mistress ofnbsp;the fort.

bfCIS, a bright white colour : Ca au pAippge Cu’ geAt te ticip, the sea is as bright as t., i.e., shining like silver. I havenbsp;also heard tiocAip : ip jeAtt te tiocAip é, it is like t.nbsp;bnJUAlUe, nuiue ¦oiorhAoiu jau riiAit, a listener, an eavesdropper :nbsp;¦ouiue beAC) X)é [1 -ocAob] piAp Tiioc Agtip aj éipceAóc teACnbsp;1 5AU hop 0010 ; tiiiOAiCieACc, act of so listening.nbsp;bl1üTlA1$ [tiujpAC], act of shouting : po'CApAm -] tiupAig i cupnbsp;A bAite, noise and shouting and general uproar.

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LoCAt) : niAinif^ te “o’ CuiTi-fe quot;óe, if AmiArii cü i. ó«t' tocAt) as far as you are concerned you seldom pressed it onnbsp;them; uiop fitufeAt) rriAp toc^t) optu é, answer to “ Did younbsp;get your dinner there ? ”—“ It wasn’t offered to me,” lit.nbsp;“ I wasn’t pressed.”—A5 tocA-ó bó, forcing the cow to yieldnbsp;more milk.

tÖCAn, chaff ; tA pé óu’ TiiocAip {dyukir, ¦oeACAip) ¦o’peAp pAiAftip ¦out 50 ‘oci fUA piAiquot;tif te lUAtA tóóAiu f^AoiieAt) teif Annbsp;njAot 1 é ftAiUujAt) tAp n-Aip Apipc, it is as hard for a richnbsp;man to go to heaven as it is to gather up a hag full of chaffnbsp;after tossing it to the wind.

hOCC, fault; todcujAt), finding fault with : ni A toócugA-ó Ac,Jim : I am not finding fault with him.

hOtTIAD : ‘0111 pé a’ toniA’ó-tuAin ceApc opm-pA, he made a clean sweep of all I had. The phrase comes from the song, Sca^aiinbsp;Ö *Ouiï)ip.

h'UA[C], (old form PuajU, cf. the doublets togrhAp, buAóriiAp) price, value : CAftAip ’um Pua’ 'óa pm^in ne coIdac Agup Iua’ cipcitinnbsp;¦o’ p-^n, give me twopence worth of tobacco and fourpencenbsp;worth of bread ; ip rtiAiC a Iua’ Aipgi-o é pin, that is a finenbsp;price ; teAó-A-tuA’ [teAt], half price. (beAC-cpeApgAipc isnbsp;used of reduced rate ; puAipeAp ceAnn Ap teAó-cpeApjAipc,nbsp;I got one at a reduced price).

btlAITlÜeATl [tuAitpeAn], heavy dust (of the road), lit. ashes : tA nio Cui-o éA-OAig miuce ’5e t. a’ üótAip (0=vw), my clothesnbsp;are spoiled by the dust of the road.

bUASjAri or iops^n (deep p), a frog. (This word has been heard several times ; it does not appear to be in use elsewhere.)nbsp;[O.I. tuA^. The frog is not indigenous.—De H. ApApAunbsp;also used.—McS.]

bl3D, gen. tüibe pi. tubA, ƒ., a loop ; adj., tübAó : peAp tübAó,. tAimp, a man, strong and supple; tübAipeAóc, tricking;nbsp;tA An t. in A epoitie pmo, peAóAin é, he is a trickster to thenbsp;core—be on your guard against him.

btiC, gen. Pinóe, pi. tuCa, ƒ., a mouse.

biaC (very deep i) [pfit] ; nin Aon tnt ’n-A tnArhnA, he has no activity in his bones ; he is stiff in his joints, tüó meansnbsp;also the inner side of each of the three joints of the finger;—nbsp;each of the three sets of lines across the inner side of the fournbsp;fingers and the double set on the thumb.

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ttlCAISUe (deep t), an abatement, a saving, discount : puAipeAf tucAifce fA óiof, I got a reduction of rent; nu’ riiup a’nbsp;t«c.4ifce ¦oorhfA (dhooquot;sa—ni nasal) ’A pAgA-ó pi a’ bAiuc uanbsp;TieAnuog Arm, it would be a great lessening (of labour) fornbsp;me if she were to cut down the nettles there ; cAbAip tucAipcenbsp;¦óom 50 rmiotpAit) mé tia mucA, extend my time for paymentnbsp;until I sell the pigs.

bU15 [tuib], pi. tuibeAimA {lee-quot;an-ah), a herb, btnge [tAg], weakness : tuippmif 1 tuige tu, they would makenbsp;you faint. buigeAóquot;Ap, weakness. See pAncAip.nbsp;btll5equot;0ATl, a lying in bed ill: uaC gAipm a’ t. a fii Ap a’ bpeApnbsp;boCc ! how short a time the poor man was confined to bed !nbsp;riA pAib ’ato pm -oe t. btiAii’ opc ! may you not be ill a-bednbsp;for that length of time during the year ! (Said by a beggar ;nbsp;the ’ai-o pin refers to the length of time the mistress was innbsp;getting the alms for her ; ’ai-o ’p a bi beAn a’ cige a’ pineA-ó nAnbsp;pingne óun beAii ua -oéipce. The btiAu’ is for bUA-ónA, gen.nbsp;case).

rriAC, pi. iTiAcne [see Did. tuAicne], a son ; niAc peo, a comical character, a “ play-boy ” ; ingeAu peo is also heard—tTlAcne,nbsp;c- broad and n- slender, cf. mApnéAtAó below. tPAcne is notnbsp;said of brothers (ctAun itiAc) but of the sons of differentnbsp;parents.

ITIAC A, farmyard.

mAUTlAl gATlia [gApbA], dog-fishes, coarse fish of the shark species, also called pcAitpIni. This seems a corruption ofnbsp;“ sculpion,” but the fish is not the sculpion.

TbAgAt), mockery : ni teAbAp mAp itiAgA-O é pm *00 téigeAtn, that book is “no joke” to read; ni b-obAip mAp itiAgAAnbsp;•out -oe pmbAt Ap pA-o go -oci Aip-o ttlóip Ap po, it is no jokenbsp;to walk all the way from here to Ardmore.nbsp;niATO’n, g. same, pi. mAi-oniAóA, ƒ., morning ; 1 p-uC nA mAi-o’n,nbsp;in the course of the morning. (The -o’n is sounded like thenbsp;“ -den ” in “ wooden,” “ wood’n.”)nbsp;niAI^ISCnAS (my-ish,-fhrawquot;us), pi. mAlgipcpApAtA, mistress.nbsp;ITIAITlg, woe, trouble : gAn Aon rriAipg (rh=w) opc ! Not a bitnbsp;of trouble to you ! (said to a singer at end of song) ; ip mAipignbsp;¦0Ó OuipeAnn é béin pA p-uócA pon, ni -ö’pAcpA-ó pé it’n biA

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TiA fiuöAt TiA ftije lotiAtn ; it is a shame for him to work himself up into that excited condition, he would make menbsp;lose my appetite and my power of walking (a reference tonbsp;a public speaker).

TnAIUIACC [meipöeAóc], listlessness : tA m. oprn te ceAp ua tiAImpipe, I feel listless owing to the warm weather.

ITlAIRItl Cbftirh, or triAitiu Ctünti, black, furry caterpillar; also known contemptuously as ftlAipm ctAiriie (cloy) ; ctAime=nbsp;mange. The generic word piAfc is also used.

TTIAISO, ƒ., good appearance, beauty : uaC iriUp a’ riiAipe Aip au mein pin ? Is not that amount (of weeding and tidying up)nbsp;a great improvement to it (i.e., the garden) ; ip mop aunbsp;rriAipe Ap feAu-öpóig bttcPA, a buckle is a great set-off to annbsp;old shoe ; ni pAitt Aon riiAipe ’nA Cum oibpe, his work w,asnbsp;slovenly ; mAipnnt, handsome, comely, presentable (persons ornbsp;things).—iriAipe means also decency, honourable behaviour :nbsp;'DioniAp CAiPtce teip An ocpAi—bA rhAic a’ niAipe ó beAn Annbsp;age ; teAg pi Ap bopn CugAinn méite bi inneAriiAit non pi,nbsp;we were dead from hunger, but the beAn ah age rose to thenbsp;occasion, and served us a meal fit for the king ; (o beAn Annbsp;age=(the behaviour that came) from her ; bA niAit a’ rnAipe=nbsp;was a good kind of decency). bA tAg a’ riiAipe ó beAn Annbsp;age nAp n’piApptni; ninn An pAtb béAt opAinn, the mistressnbsp;showed up poorly, as she never asked were we hungry.

TnAISbin mAnpA, a saucy little dog.

IT) Alt or mAitCAp, ƒ., goodness ; no pm a’ tAinnmb mAit An norhAin, this day has done a lot of good ; né [An] riiAic (tti=w) beiC a’nbsp;CAinc ? What good is talk ? Ip mtip a’ rfiAit gAn Aonnbsp;pcoipm no teACc, it is a great blessing that no storm hasnbsp;come ; ni béinn a gcocugAn Ap a mAiteAp, I would not supportnbsp;them for all they are worth ; bn’ tnti niogbAib a nm pe uanbsp;niAitCAp, he did more harm than good.

TDAlAlUC, exchange, something different : ni bpUlgeAn pe belt ’uA itiAtAipc, he could not be otherwise ; nin Aon neAttpAnbsp;nA ifiAlAipc, there is no appearance to the contrary ; bemnbsp;pib peApb go teop ne tip mAtAipc, you will be sorry enoughnbsp;for your change (of people going to America) ; néAnpAn mAtAipcnbsp;Ap mo pgiAn te-n Cop, I wül swop my knife for your top ;nbsp;néAnpAn mAtAipc mo pgine Ap no top (same) ; néAnpAnnbsp;mAtAipc pgine teAc, I Will swop knives with you ; uaC neAp

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piAtTiAfAó é ¦] A ttiAtAt|\c fiti ifcig Alge, IS he not nice and complimentary, although his real sentiments are quite thenbsp;opposite ; rn'ri aou niAic ’tia niAtAipc, nothing else is any use ;nbsp;uiu pi Of ’a rriAiAipc acu, they know nothing else (nothingnbsp;better) ; tA a niAtAipc ¦oe ctipAm opm, I have something else,nbsp;something quite different, to trouble me ; ca-o ip uiAtAipunbsp;bpóiu Ann ? mei-óip, what is the opposite of grief ? mirth.

niATlA, ƒ., a sign, presage, omen : tA lUAnA Aeoip opm—tA cocAp im püite, my eyes are itching—that means I am in for a boutnbsp;of weeping; ca uiaua piubAit optn—tA cocAp ini lopgAiT)nbsp;(itching at the back of the knee, sign of a journey ; tA tuAn’nbsp;aó-AUaipc opm, a sign portending a change of bed {lit. pillow)nbsp;[Aó-A-óAipc=At-A-óAipc, and usually pronounced wronglynbsp;AtlAtiAipc] ; lUAii’ AipcpnijAt) teApAn (tCAbtAn), same asnbsp;preceding; tA niAUA cpenn cnArh opni, beip peoit Anoccnbsp;AgAinn, I have a feeling which means the picking of a bone ;nbsp;we’ll have meat to-night. (In the last two examples, thenbsp;kind of cocAp is not stated).

111-Atl11C, ƒ., space left by removing a piece : tA iu. rhup Aige Aipce, he has made a good gap in it (the barley) ; a gap innbsp;the teeth : tA m. auu, he is gap-toothed, he is a m-AuucAtAinbsp;or a m-AuucAipe.

111Aflquot;A5A'0 [rriApsAt)], pi. mApAjAiPe, market.

IllAUCAIjGACü, a “ lift ” : bi m. a^atu ‘oem tuin béiri, I had a lift (*.e., a car) of my own. Sb^Af is often used for this wordnbsp;in tiAite 11A ugAti. With tuApcAigeAcc the name of thenbsp;animal is often inserted, cAbAip ’um m. Ap a’ gcApAtt ponnbsp;or Ap All ApAt pou, which need not mean “ give me a ridenbsp;on that horse,” but “ give me a ride in the car drawn by thatnbsp;horse ” ; likewise, bi pé ipcij Ap ApAi means “ he was sittingnbsp;(or driving) in an ass’s cart.”

111 AUtlêAbAÓ [niAiptiéAtAc], a sailor. Note that p- broad is followed by u- slender ; so too cApue for cAipue pi. of cApu,nbsp;Apue (a sloe) for Aiprie and several other words ; compare alsonbsp;the spelling of cApcéin for cApcAou, a few lines further down,nbsp;p- broad followed by c- slender.

lIlGAÏIAItl, ƒ., g. meAbpAó, mind, intelligence : tiAó mup a’ rheAbAip é pm ? Is not that very clever ? 11i meAbAipnbsp;téite pm 5AT1 A belt ’ua CApcém Ap pA-o, she does not like,nbsp;is not satisfied, unless she is the commander-in-chief (in her

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own house). Hence ; meAï)fU''iSini, notice, observe : itie.dOt'ócA ’n -peAf ’quot;oen quot;óa to-p, fiu é a CuipcAp i jcofiitAcc uuAip anbsp;tiioun AU oi'óóe a’ acirn, you could notice a man betweennbsp;two bushes—that is the comparison used when the night isnbsp;falling (when there is reference to the night approaching)nbsp;but with enough light to distinguish a man from a bush.nbsp;tneAHTlAtl, a megrim, dizziness in the head.

IDGAt) (mdh), ƒ., scales; CAÜAip ’um a’ rheAt) 50 meAApAi’ mé Au peoit, give me the scales till I weigh the meat; Oip mcAAnbsp;Ap itieAt), you were vacillating (’¦oep Aa CürhAipie) ; rheAApAtuunbsp;CAA A CA^Apóó’ fé AO, I could estimate, form an opinion ofnbsp;what he might refer to (a is short in noun, long in verb.nbsp;meAAAim ; its past part. meAAce often=adj. cpom).nbsp;tTieA'Rquot;AÜVIb [mcApOAtt], a wandering of mind : lii pê a acahaAnbsp;meAfcAu meApAtuit no, it was making him confused ; éuAi’nbsp;pé éuu meApAtuit pA tuimpeAui, CuAig meApAcut pA éüirhpeAmnbsp;Aip, he went wrong in the count; b’péiAip gup meApAtutnbsp;A üAiu AO, perhaps he made a mistake ; bioAAp Ap meApAtut,nbsp;they were confused in their minds ; tA coauu AUA-meApquot;-AtAtAó AgAm, ui peAAAip mé cA teAgAim aou puA Ap mo tAim,nbsp;my mind is very confused, I don’t know where I put anything,nbsp;tnélbe, pi. méitciAóA, m., a meal; ip auu a Caicia a 5CUIAnbsp;méitcïAóA, it is there they take their meals.

1Tieibl1Tlin©AC [meitm-], a crafty and close-fisted person ; Aunie curhAU5 (coong) ’ua cpoiAe peAA meitimiueAó, one of narrownbsp;heart. Also peitimiueAó.

meitfri, a spade worn down small; caa tA mute aóc meitiu, she is but a shriveUed-up little creature,nbsp;ml, g. same, pi. mtouA, m., a month.nbsp;miCOltlG or miccipe [mAC cipe], pi. miccipi, a wolf.nbsp;tnibbGATI, blame : bi m. aici Ap a mAC 50 pAib pé a’ p^AipeAAnbsp;A coAA, she blamed her son for wasting her property,nbsp;¦nitflll [meou], mind, disposition: tA miuu gAtAutA Aige, he isnbsp;a man of honourable feeling.

tnOIbb {mwile), ƒ., g. moitte (mwill-eh), delay: tA mé a cimeAA moitte opt, a’ bAiiit moitte ApAt, I am delaying you ; cimeAAnbsp;AU Clot (cyuch) moitt opm, the shower delayed me ; óimeAAAgnbsp;AUA-riioitt opm, I was kept waiting ever so long ; ut öAinpiAnbsp;mé mopAu moitte ApAt, I wUl not detain you too long.

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ItlOl-xX, same word as niutlA, lit., nave of wheel : m. ati uiö {iv), the round end or top of the egg (ceAtin ah tun, the pointed end).nbsp;mtiniTn [iTmimgiri], confidence, hope : ni ttpVlIJirA Aoti riiumitinbsp;(m=vw) A öeic Ague AfCA, you cannot trust them ; uin aounbsp;rhuiTiiu ’ge h-a’ noCcuip Af, the doctor has little hope of him.nbsp;ini3l11C-A11 [moiuceAu], rough, boggy land.

ITItlttA [deep t—miittAó], top ; foip (hir) Ap pAt) Ap rhut’ (tti=w) a’ ciuu, in the extreme east on top of the headland ; Ap rhup’nbsp;All c-pPéiöe (tlay), on the top of the mountain ; CuAig ahnbsp;mA-opA ’iiA rhuttA, the dog pounced on him (the kitten) ;nbsp;¦óéAppAit)e “ ’tiA riiuttA ” te h-Aori pun jeoGAP) au niAnpA pénbsp;n-A ï)«u ; a6c aou pun öeAn op a Ciouu néAppAi-óe “ OuAinnbsp;AU tUAnpA 1U AÓpAUU AUU.”

1TltlT1quot;A1Tlüte, pi. niuuquot;Aipcti, a sleeve ; cpuiuu'bg no rhuuAipcUquot;, fold up (tidy up) your sleeves, also cpiopAit no rh.

ITItlUATl [luuipeAp], family, household ; Ca uiupAp rntip Aip, he has a large family ; tA mupAp mup a cupAm opc, you havenbsp;a large famUy (to look after).

inuuCAti, great hardship, adventures. The word is really a man’s name, Morrogh of the Burnings, and has becomenbsp;synonymous with dire calamity : see Dictionary ; C’uuic pénbsp;mupóAn, Agup AU Cum eiPe n’eA (yaw) CuitteAccA, he passednbsp;through dreadful adventures ; CAöAppAn pé cAluc no’unbsp;c-ptuA’ TtlupcAin, he would speak to the host of Morroghnbsp;(said of a child), i.e., he is over-talkative and forward.nbsp;inuilCAb, 1 m., fleshiness: ua6 ioujaucaó (oonquot;thoch) au mupcAtnbsp;AtA pA teACAuóg pou, what a weight of flesh that broad lowsized man is carrying ! The genitive, mupcAii, is used asnbsp;an adjective : péAó ua nAoiue müpA mupcAit a Cujauu aunbsp;bAp teip, see the great stout people that death carries off ;nbsp;CA piAn AUA-rnupcAit, they are over-burthened with flesh.nbsp;niUquot;tAb [uiocAtt, 1 m.], a heavy cloud ; m. ruup nub.

TieAT), pi. ueAnpAóA, nest; aj ueAnugAn, nesting. néATh, a wink of sleep, a mad fit : uiop óonAiti5equot;Ap uéAPt tenbsp;peAécAiu, I did not sleep a wink for the last week ; cajauunbsp;uéAtt (or pit) luce, a sudden fit of madness seizes on her.;nbsp;lieAltl-PlPÓ (nyav’nee), nothing : biouu au tA ’ua ueAui-uin,nbsp;uuAip A biouu pgpiuiüipeAéc i téitóipeAóc néAucA ’guc, thenbsp;day is reduced to nothing by the time you have finished withnbsp;your reading and writing.

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IIGARC (often of excess) ; m'n ao* óofAn Ann ’5e neA^xc T'AocA-pugA'ó, there is no path owing to excessive tillage ; te ncApc cipceAccnbsp;Aijne A -Oin fé é, he did it because of his conscientiousness.nbsp;The genitive is used by some after neApc.

niOSSOlT) [neAfCoi-o], boil (sometimes without n) : ¦00 Opir Ap An n., the boil broke.

T1 Ifj’OAK-neA'OAU : 61' fé Af ninoAf-neA’OAf Af é cAüAifc üuaij, he was hesitating in a silly fashion about giving it. Fromnbsp;neotjAf, neuter; the phrase means “ going neither way,’^nbsp;“ being neutral.”

HO’ObA15 {nuV'ig), p. llonlAg, ƒ. Christmas. (The n is sometimes omitted) : go -ocusAi tiiA ’o^otAi^ niAic ¦Omc, a happy C.nbsp;to you. See under prep. uni.

TllJtn AITIC, a minute, an instant, esp. in phrase nuniAinc ua tiuAipe ; Af nuniAinc nA tiuAipe Oi fé cAf éif öAif {Xi—w), in a secondnbsp;he was dead ; ua bi ntiniAinc nA tiuAipe, do not be an instant;nbsp;tA fé ÖÜ15 nüniAinci Cun a cf1, it is five minutes to three ;nbsp;f-uCfATolf fUAf 1 miniAinc nA nuAipe, they would grow upnbsp;in a very short space of time : fAn nuniAinci'n, wait an instant.nbsp;(The latter word might do for “ second.”)

ÖTIT1AÓ [óf-fnAc], gold embroidery : ópnAc, btonn Ap éine au cfAgAipc .1. An obAip liionn Aip, gold embroidery is seen onnbsp;the priest’s vestment; nAC potufriiAp An c-OpnAC ¦00 bt Ap aunbsp;éi-oe fin, how brilliant was the embroidery on that vestment !

ÓRIIATO, a house luxuriously furnished, flashing with ornaments : opnAm fCAt) An C15 Ap fA-o, or tA An 015 fé ópnAiT) Ap fA-o.

p.d1flC, wish, affection. t)i AUA-pAipc Aige te “Oiin-gApbAn.

pAIUClOCC, partnership : tA ua peApAib t bp. te n-A Céite, the men are in partnership ; bAt) rhAit tiom rno p. in bpón anbsp;Cup in luit nuic, I would like to express my sympathy withnbsp;you in your sorrow (or more briefly ’pé mo bpón-f a no bpon-pA).

1DA1SC6, pi. pAifCAi, patch, spot of ground.

p’tlÖISCC, pi. p’póifciste, a parish.

petVCtX, a sin, pi. peACAi.

peACACquot;, a sinner, pi. peA'cAij.

P6ATISA, ƒ. a person, face : tA Aitne peAppA A5Am uippi, I know her to see her ; ip neAf a’ peApp’ eAjtAip’ é, he is a nicenbsp;clergyman (Clashmore.—This corresponds strictly to “ parson ”nbsp;according to etymology).

NOUNS.

peA-Uquot;lReACC {patquot;ir-ocht), petting [peAcAipe^Cc] : cApAp AtiA-p. ¦00 •èéATiA'ó peótA, they have to be tended very carefully,nbsp;to be humoured (of things hard to rear, or corn hard to save—nbsp;teotA means, “ when dealing with them ”). ip rriAiC teipnbsp;Ati 5CAC p. A ‘óéAuA’ó Aip, the cat likes to be petted.

petLlUlt, a pillow.

piAUClRGACC {pee-adh-) [péA’oóipeAóc] : Ca có a’ piA'oóipeACc te ja’ tiAo’ pu'o, ui iicpA Ao’ pu-o tApc, you are meddling withnbsp;everything, you can’t let anything escape you ; ip UncAc a’nbsp;piA’ooip é jAU Aon pcui‘oéupquot;Ann Aon aw, how mischievousnbsp;he is, he is never at rest.

pTA'R’DAIh (peer-dhawl), ransacking, putting one’s hands into everything ; piAp-oAtAi je, one who ransacks.

pitéAll, a pillar, p’téip is a bullet.

pittfn, a cloth folded in a circle, and placed on the head when one is carrying a pitcher.

ping 1111 (pingin-eequot;) : p. An cije, house-money; ftio’O pi aj obAip Ap CutAic pio'OA pA mbtiAiu Ajup nA pinjini CücpA’ónbsp;[CorhA'opAt)] An jAppfin a’ ‘out 'oci An pjoit, her year’snbsp;wages were a sük dress and her boy’s school-expenses.

pfopAtl, m. spout.

pfOSA, a piece, a small portion : bup é pu-o é ua piopA wajaiP, it was just a bit of fun.

pfOÜAH, 1 deel., a periwinkle (shell-fish). Cipcin is a kind of small tapes ; jüjau, a kind of large sea-snail, the shell is aboutnbsp;three inches long, and one and a half wide at the mouth, thenbsp;“whelk.” pioCAn oip is blue, and has a flat top, shiningnbsp;like mother-of-pearl. CottAn, the sand-mya. See undernbsp;pjiAn.

p 113PAll {pyuvquot;ar) [piobAp], pepper.

pitlC [pioc], a tittle, a piece : nin piuc pA Ctoó pAn uaC ctoC Aippe-1Tlüipe, that stone is in every respect the same as thenbsp;Ardmore stone.

pbAlC, fern., bald patch on head.

pbAlCftl, knee-cap. [Also, bald patch on the head.—De H.J

pbAtl’DAOH, planter, settler : peAUA-ptAnpAop, au cé mbeAp a pInpeAp piAni Ann, a p.p. is one whose ancestors have beennbsp;always in the place.

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pt-AOSC, pl. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(plweeshg), a shell, the skull; au i:ouu aCa

ofc 50 ¦ocicint) Au oi’óce auua)' fA ptAofc opc ? Do you wish the night to come down on you ?

ptlAÜA or ptéACA : p. uiAit gAoite, a good gust of wind. For bpéACA .1. English, “ breath.”

pOllU, g. puipc, a heap or bank ; pope peAujAU (shing-awnquot;) an ant-heap; p. ua uaöauu, the river-bank. A word ofnbsp;precisely the same form means air or tune.

POUCATI, crab.

pÖSAt), pi. pópcAi', a marriage. Also wedding-feast, Oi pofAt) uiop oppA, there was a great wedding-feast in their honour.

pose, the post: ci’u poipc {tin fwisht), the post-office ; peAp a’ poipc, the post-man ; pspig tAp u-Aip CtigAui Ap a’ bpopcnbsp;céA-ouA, reply to me by return of post.

pUAltin, g. ppAiuneAó, necessity, need (a common word) : ui'u Aou ppAiuu AIC1 Auoif teip, she has no need of it now ; ¦oanbsp;mbut) p. ‘DO é ; if he should need it ; ppAiuueAó, adj. : aou awnbsp;bu’ ppAiuueAc tiow, DéAupAiuu é, I woxdd do it at any timenbsp;I should think necessary.

ptlAISeAC (p’r-shockquot;), g. ppAip'^e, thin porridge or gruel: ti. AU ppAipeAC beipijCe, the gruel is boiled ; tApAp a’beipiujADnbsp;UA ppAipje, the gruel is being boiled. (Note the differencenbsp;in pronunciation).

ptlltlAltie (w nasal] [pouAipe], beans.

ptlTlquot;ATl, g. puuAiuue, pi. puu'AuA, fern., sheaf.

pUC (c silent), ƒ., a puff ; breath ; put Dow auAP, a puff of my breath ; bi au put DéAUAó cAppAiugte Aije uuAip a tAiuijnbsp;a’ pAjApt, he had drawn his last breath when the priest came ;nbsp;uit put gAoite Auu AU0ÓC, there is not a breath of wind to-night.

•RA5quot;A11ine, nervousness and fatigue resulting from sleeplessness or from keeping late hours : cajauu p. Ap ’pioppA codpacanbsp;(cuV-ath-eh), p. arises from want of sleep ; tA wé Ap weApquot;AtuLnbsp;’5e pAgAipue UA boiDCe, my head is confused through thenbsp;night’s dissipation.

¦RA1SG {rashquot;-eh), a sudden fit of excitement or anger : uuAip a tIUepAD AU p. Aip.

UAtlgADdilb {rang-ah-vawlquot;), gibberish.

NOUNS.

UOACCAÏ (roch-thee), fits (of laughter) : üï gA Uéinne i ftiA feAóCAi SAifie -pOiriTi, everyone was in fits of laughter at us ; Ot feACcAinbsp;gAifve a’ ceAóc Ai-p, he was falling into fits of laughter.nbsp;Plural of fuoCc, |teAöcA, m. See |uu6c below.

¦RGATTlxMlt© : neAniAit^e ctoiCe or pi^i, a large heavy stone or man.

T16ASC, g. feAifc (rasht), rest: Tiéiu ¦oo fOAfc, rest yourself; duu cArtiAtt feAifc quot;00 tAt)AiTic 'oo, to give him a spell ofnbsp;rest ;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;“ if peAt'pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ó “Öia ’nA •óA -peApc ó -pei^meoifv ”

¦odAppAimif, uuAip Tio Oi'mif aj ceAugAt Agup 50 ¦oaucpAt) Clot peAptAfluA, “ The one spell of rest from the hand ofnbsp;God is better than two given by a farmer ”—that’s what wenbsp;would say when a shower fell while we were binding.

fie/ACA [peite], a ram.

¦RB-t), liking : üa AUA-pe-T) AgAm teif pm, I have a great wish, liking for that; -oo Oi AtiA-pe-t) Aije teip a’ gcpeiTDeAtti,nbsp;he had a great desire, inclination for the faith. (Ru-o meansnbsp;sorrow : see this word further on).

rGI’OLSI {rile-sheequot;) : tA p. ’ri jAppuiu auu, he has a boy’s giddy ways (said of a man).

rGI'ÓRS© [pei-ópe], plenty, abundance, “ lashings and leavings ” :

tJi p. ACU.

RéniCGAC, settlement: Ap jpA-o ati péi’ócij, for peace sake.

Rêim, sway, power, renown ; ip müp au p. a Oi putA.

R6IR, will : ip ‘oiocAip péip tiA tfiAipcip (ni=v) tio TieAUAT) ca ’uA uütTiAiT) [uAttiA-o], it is hard to do the wül of two mastersnbsp;who are enemies.

RéiceAC [? piüeAó], a fit of passion or enthusiasm; uuAip a tUCpAT) ATI pélCeAC Alp, TujbAtAtpAT) pé A teAUJA ’uA béAt,

when he got excited he used to make his tongue wag with double speed ; ’a Tic-ucpAT) ati p. Aip, ui bpeApp teip pu-o anbsp;¦óéAupAT) pé UA Au ceAuu A óApAT) tiioO, if the mad fit seizednbsp;him he would ask nothing better than to twist off their heads (ofnbsp;hens trespassing). Note that ceAuu not cinn is used. Alsonbsp;as an epithet; péiCeAó boóc T)’ AipeópAitie peAóc mite ónbsp;bAite, a poor, simple, noisy man who could be heard, shoutingnbsp;and talking, miles off.

RéiÜeAC for péi-óteAó, though pronounced the same as the preceding, has no connection with it; it means the straddle-chain of a cart.

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mt)©, a single hair or blade of grass ; viciousness, frenzy : uaC puAf ATI tube Atamp; ACA fOTi ! What vicious weather thosenbsp;men have to endure (out in a row-boat on such a day) ! Canbsp;An t'lbe Aif, it’s bitter weather (for Ait» instead of mtitquot;, seenbsp;the note on gender at-the beginning of this section).

¦R-ltlTIce, dance, spinning (of top) : tio óuip fé au cop a’ pibnce, he set the top spinning.

¦RIUCC [pioóc], shape, condition : bi pé 1 p- fgoïtce a’ gAipe, he was fit to burst with laughter {or bi pé i pioóc pgoitcijte Aipnbsp;te gAipe) ; i p. mnócA, on the point of suffocation ; bi pé inbsp;pioóc A CiAtt A CAitteAtfiAinc, he was in danger of losing hisnbsp;senses.

¦ROjA, a choice (often in foU. phrases) : a pojA é belt ’ua CeApc no gAu A belt, in either alternative {lit. its choice) whethernbsp;it was right or wrong ; a po$A Po é p’pAjAinc no gAn énbsp;p’pAgAinc, whether he left it or not; péin po pogA pup, tA ménbsp;A p’pAjAinc pé p’ toit, do as you please, I leave it to yournbsp;discretion; geóbAP pé é tAbAipc po-n-A pogA puine, he cannbsp;give it to whom he pleases ; geobAP-pA put i mo pogA aic,nbsp;I can go to any place I like.

¦rOItirc, a portion,/.: bi pOInnc piquot;tinip opm, I was in somewhat of a hurry : ni pdib Aige aó pOInnciACc pocAt, he knew onlynbsp;a few words.

¦ROItbOAtl {ril-awnquot;), a riddle, a kind of sieve, usually spelled pitteAn (lt;pipteAn). The same word or a similar one isnbsp;pronounced rile-hawn : p. mop ceine, a very large fire (onnbsp;the hearth).

RtlASAITIU, rout, routing : CuipeAPAp An puAgAinc oppA, they put them to flight.

cause, motive. Cap bA puAig puic put ipceAó ? What urged you to go in ? pé pup bA puAig Pom put ipceAó,nbsp;whatever urged (induced) me to go in. Some say a puAignbsp;instead of bA puAig ; puAig may be for cpuig : see Diet.

¦RttAniTie, a little quantity; topquot;um [cAbAip pom] puAinne coipce, give me a few grains of oats ; ni pAib Ann a6 puAinnenbsp;péip, there was nothing there but a little cock of hay.

quot;RUPOg : p. ctoiCe, a fair-sized stone, pubéigin, a small stone. Hübóg geAppóAite, a fine, sturdy girl.

NOUNS.

¦RtlC/ATl [uj^cAf], a shot: -oo óAit fé |i. teif, fired a shot at him ; ¦o’fuóAf, preceded by 1 is used adverbially and means “ of anbsp;sudden,” i.e., “ hke a shot”; rii i-npuCAp a $eit)cAt\ inbsp;¦ó’postA-m, one cannot learn it all at once.

Ktlt), sorrow, concern : üa AtiA-CAttijAt) i j\u‘o opm i ¦ocAot) bAf ¦00 riiAüAji, I am very sorry and grieved about your mother’snbsp;death.

¦RlSC/A, pi.—i, the stem of a branch, a stick for firing. Perhaps pü-ciri, pi. —i, is more common.

sAJaITI (sine) [Lat. sagena], a seine or large net drawn around a shoal of mackerel or sprats in a shallow place : if beAg anbsp;bfuib Aon c-fAgAin sprats acu Anufo, very few have got anbsp;sprat-seine here.

SAgAlUCeöHieAÓC, priesthood.

SAlUlDIléAS (sevquot;rass or sighquot;rass) wealth : nin Aon c-f AlUtofCAf AjAuifA, I have no riches ; feAf muf fAitibfif {sevquot;rish),nbsp;a man of great wealth.

SAlb-tlAC [fAt tiAt], blue-mould: f., fu-o a tiucfA-ó Af ao’ fut) A béAti ¦oiorhAoin, blue-mould is what comes on anythingnbsp;that is not in use ; fAit-uAitne, verdigris.

sA1nc, ƒ., g.—e, desire, avarice; nin mofAn fAInce acu óuige, they are not very anxious for it.

SAlteAC (suhquot;hoch), a vessel, a sacred vessel (the pixis): cAbAif AttiAó nA fAitigequot;, bring out the tea-things (“ tea-tackles ” innbsp;people’s English).

SAO^Ab {sayquot;ul), existence, this world : nin Aon feAmpin Af a’ fAo$At f óf, no “ champions ” (a kind of potato) are to benbsp;had yet (in existence) ; $eobAi-ó fé tAu-fAojAt teif Annbsp;5C0fAécquot;Aóc fon, he will live his natural span of years evennbsp;though he has that cough ; ni tAbAffAi-O An jAtAf fAn Aonnbsp;$ioffA-fAo$At ¦OÓ, that disease will not shorten his days ; tamp;nbsp;numufquot;cA fA fAogAb A1C1, she has too much of this world’snbsp;goods ; ’fé óf fAojAt é ! Yours is the life ! You are onnbsp;top of the world (said to a band of vigorous young men);nbsp;“ TIaC üncAó a’ fAojAt gAotuinne é ? ”—“ tlAf ti5i['t)] “Oianbsp;uAfb eA-O.” “ Isn’t Irish in great vogue ? ”—“ May God notnbsp;let it be otherwise,” i.e., God grant it may continue so.

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SA0'R5'5,1’0 [fADjAAiT)], relief : tA fAOfSAiT) infill Anoif Alge, feoCquot;Af All A1C A |iAiö fé ’tiA óürhnAi’öe noirhe (rh=v) feo,nbsp;in comparison with the place in which he lived up to this,nbsp;he has now a good deal of comfort; ah aic bu’ pAopjAiu ¦oom,nbsp;If Auu A fAjAiuu {ry''ing), I would go to the place convenientnbsp;for me ; ah aic bu pAofgAi-oi-óe, the place most convenient.nbsp;Por fAofóAiL : see Diet., under fAof—.

SAOtAR, work, labour : ca mé i [Af ?] fAOCAf, I am out of breath (but CA f. ofm is more usual).

SeA^AIt) (shaf'id), pi.—i, a heifer. .

SeATlquot;A0tiS, history, stories of old times, the telling of such ; bi mo feAHA-HiACAiji a’ feAHAóuf nom offA-fou, my grandmother was telling me about them. SeAHAóAi-óe, an historian.

SeAt1quot;CtHn (occasionally fAucum), satisfaction : -oé ah f. aCa cm A bAiHC TH'om 1 ¦DCAob é f-At) ? What satisfaction are younbsp;trying to get from me for saying it ? [-um is .a frequentnbsp;ending in slang words.—De H.] From fonucA-ó, pushing.