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  1. ag eirigh suas
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): growing up
    Usage (EN): ag eirighe suas 'n-a fhear. = Coming to manhood, adolescent.
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  2. ag eirighe
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): rising
    Usage (EN): Bhí gal bréan ag eirighe as. = A smelly vapour was rising from it. Bhí gal a raibh bolaithe uaidh ag eirighe as an gcarn aoiligh le teas na gréine = The dung heap was reeking in the heat of the sun.
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  3. ag fághailt
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): getting
    Usage (EN): ag fághailt an "Relief". = Getting the relief. Sin mar a dheirtí fad ó ag tagairt do dhuine boct a bhíodh ag fághailt an oiread san sa t-seachtmhain ón mbórd. = .i. The Board of Guardians.
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  4. ag faoileáil
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): sauntering, "wheeling"
    Usage (EN): ag faoileáil síos a' bóthar. = Sauntering down the road. ag faoileáil thimpal ins na páirceanna. = Sauntering around the fields.
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  5. ag faoileáil
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): hanging around, strolling, wheeling
    Usage (EN): ag faoileáil thimpal = strolling around. Bhí me ag faoileáil liom síos a' bóthar. = I was "wheeling" down the road. Bhíodh sé ag faoileáil thimcheall doras an tighe h-ósta féachaint cé thabharfad "traet" do. = He used to be hanging around the public-house door to see who would stand him a drink.
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  6. ag fás
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): growing
    Usage (EN): Thá sé ag fás ro-mhór dá aois. Thá sé ag fás as a neart. = He is outgrowing his strength.
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  7. ag fás
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): growing, flourishing
    Usage (EN): Baile mór iseadh C__ atá ag fás. = It is growing, flourishing. Thá fás iongantach ar bharraí i mbliadhna.
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  8. ag féach
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): to look
    Usage (EN): ag féachaint suas do. = looking up to him. Dh'fhéach sé suas dá sheana-muinnteoir. = He looked up to his old master. = .i. he respected him. (Nílim deimhineach de seo.)
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  9. ag féach
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): looking
    Usage (EN): Bhí sé ag féachaint ana-mhór ann fhein (ənhe:n') = He looked "very big in himself". = .i. self-important. fear "mór" iseadh é d'réir a thauirme fhéin. = He is a big man in his own estimation.
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  10. ag féach
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): looking
    Usage (EN): ag féachaint go dúr = looking durly. Dh fhéach sé go dúr orm. Ní feaca me riamh é ach ag féachaint go dúr. = I never saw him but looking glum.
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