ar a bpoinnte = instantly, "on the dot". Dhíol sé é as na beithidhigh ar a' bpoinnte= He paid for the cattle on the spot. = instant. Bhí sé ann ar a bpoinnte = He was there (on the) instant.
poinnte fir = the action of a "man". poinnte lag = a "weak .i. unmanly action. Níl aon phoinnte fir ann, cheannochadh pionnta pórtair é. = .i. He is not a "man", a pint of porter would buy him.