PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Thréig an chaora a tréad, a huan, the sheep left its flock, its lamb.
Bíonn uain ag na caoirigh san earrach, the sheep have lambs in the spring.
Tá ~ chinn aige ar na caoirigh, he knows each individual sheep.
Lig sé na caoirigh ~, he let the sheep stray.
~ capall, caorach, horse, sheep, fair.
Bhí an chaora ar adharc aige, he held the sheep by the horn.
~ bó, caorach, gabhair, cow’s, sheep’s, goat’s, milk.
D’fhág siad ina chaora bhearrtha é, they fleeced him.
3. ~ caorach, cirrus (cloud).
~ de chaoirigh bána, two white sheep.
~ capaill, caorach, horse, sheep.
Má tá na caoirigh caillte, if the sheep are lost.
Do bhuaile bheag caorach is bó, your little pen, herd, of sheep and cows.
~ an mhadra, na caorach, the dog’s, sheep’s, muzzle.
~anna caorach, sheep-droppings.
Tá sé ar na ~a; tá sé ina, ar a, chaor (le hól), he is violently drunk.
~a farraige, raging seas.
Tá an fharraige ina ~a, the sea is raging.
Ceangail chaorach, sheep-fetters.
~ caorach, muice, sheep’s, pig’s, head.
~ caorach, sheep’s haunch.
~ chaorach, lamb’s-quarters, goosefoot.
Caoirigh a chiapadh, to worry sheep.
Ba, caoirigh, a chluicheadh, to round up cows, sheep.
An barr a choimhéad ar na caoirigh, to keep the sheep away from the crops.
Ba, caoirigh, a choinneáil, to keep cows, sheep.
caorach, gabhar, géanna, number of sheep, goats, geese, equated to a heifer for grazing purposes.
Dhíol sé a chóraid (bó, caorach), he sold his drove (of cows, of sheep).
~ caorach, coiníní, cairte, sheep-, rabbit-, cart-, track.
~í caorach, sheep’s trotters.
Tá na caoirigh ~ acu, they have rounded up the sheep.
Tá ~ de na caoirigh caillte, five of the sheep are lost.
~ chaorach, ghabhar, pair of sheep, of goats, tied together.
~ na caoirigh ó na gabhair, segregate the sheep from the goats.
Caora ó gach ~, a sheep from every household.
~ de na caoirigh, ten of the sheep.
Bíonn sé i n~ caorach, he looks after sheep.
1. ~ chaorach, sheep-dip.
~ daoine, caorach, small number of people, of sheep.
~ caorach, small flock of sheep; flock of young sheep.
~ sna caoirigh, sa tseilg, é, set him to chase the sheep, the quarry.
~ eallaigh, caorach, driving, chasing, of cattle, of sheep.
Tá an ~ caorach, airgid, aige, he has a vast number of sheep, a vast amount of money.
~ agus caoirigh, cattle and sheep.
~í ar shúile caorach, Scales on sheep’s eyes.