Sampla(í) Úsáide: ag lorg a fhortiuin = seeking his fortune mar bhíodh ins na seana-scéalta. Rinn' sé a fhortiún as an bpoll gainimhe (gan'i:) a bhí sa bhfeirm. = He made his fortune out of the sandpit in the farm. Ach dowry (fortune) = "spré" i gcomhnuidhe.