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féar
Meaning or Explanation (EN): grass, herbage
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féar
Meaning or Explanation (EN): grass, pasture, pasturage
Usage (EN): ar féar = "on grass" = Cattle put to grazing at so much per head. Thá sé cinn de sheafaidí ar féar aige = six heifers on grass.
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féar
Meaning or Explanation (EN): grass, hay
Usage (EN): Coca féir. ag sábháil an fhéir = saving the hay.
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fear a'phoist
Meaning or Explanation (EN): postman
Usage (EN): Bíonn siubhal fada ag fear a' phóist gach aon lá. Bíonn ualach leitreach(a) ag fear a' phóist.
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fear a'tighe
Meaning or Explanation (EN): host, the man of the house
Usage (EN): bean a' tighe = The house wife. bean tighe = a housewife, housekeeper.
Tuilleadh -
fear airgid
Meaning or Explanation (EN): moneyed man
Usage (EN): fear airgid iseadh Seán anois cé go raibh sé bocht go leor cúpla bliadhain ó shoin. = Seán is a man of money now although he was poor enough a few years ago. Bhí an téarma "fear airgid" go coitcheann.
Tuilleadh -
fear bocht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): poor man
Usage (EN): fear bocht = an béim ar "fear". = B. "poor" fellow. an "diabhal" bocht. = the poor devil. Thá an fear bocht ar a' leaba le ráith = The poor man is "on" the bed for three months. Cf. B. "Poor St. Joseph". = The "poor" pope.
Tuilleadh -
fear bocht
Meaning or Explanation (EN): poor man, beggar
Usage (EN): Níor lig sí fear bocht folamh ó'n doras riamh. = She never let a poor man "empty" from her door. An béim ar "bocht" sa mbrígh seo.
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fear cnámh
Meaning or Explanation (EN): bonesetter
Tuilleadh -
fear déirce
Meaning or Explanation (EN): beggar man
Meaning or Explanation (GA): Fear a bheadh ag lorg déirce. Ní raibh aon droich-mheas ag gabhail leis an ainm seo.
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