PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To beat a wood (for game), coill a rúscadh.
Cob(-nut), mórchnó m coill.
He cut his way through the wood, ghearr sé a bhealach tríd an gcoill.
Fir plantation, coill ghiúise.
Forest of timber trees, open forest, coill f ard.
Hazel-tree, crann m coill.
Small house hidden in a wood, teach beag folaithe ag an gcoill.
Prov.It's a good horse that never stumbles, níl coill ar bith gan brosna a loiscthe; ní bhíonn saoi gan locht.
Lambs' tails, caitíní mpl coill.
They scoured the wood, níor fhágadar orlach den choill gan chuardach.
To strike into a wood, bualadh isteach i gcoill.
A narrow path leading through the forest, cosán caol ag dul tríd an gcoill.
To make one's way through a wood, do bhealach a mheabhrú trí choill.
F: Wild horses wouldn't draw it out of me, dá mbrisfí coill orm, ní sceithfinn é.
For: Crowded wood, coill dhlúth, thiubh.
Pine wood, coill ghiúise.
To take to the woods, an choill a thabhairt ort féin.