Thá sé mórdhálach as a mhac. = He is proud of his son. Thá sé ana-mhórdhálach as a mhuinntir na Búrcaigh. = He is very proud of his people the Burke's.
Duine mórdhálach iseadh Sean Mór. = Sean Mór is a "big" haughty man. Thá sé mórdhálach as an saidhbhreas atha aige = He is "big" and haughty on account of his riches.