PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chomh lag le héan i m~, as weak as an ailing chick.
Tá sé ag ~ le fada, he has been ailing for a long time.
Ní raibh sé i bhfad ag ~, he was not long ailing (before he died).
Is fada ag ~eadh é, he has been ailing for a long time.
Tá sé ag ~ le fada, he has been ailing this long time.
Breoite ~, weak and ailing.