PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Leigheas (na) caillí, old woman’s remedy.
~ an tsicín (sa bharrach), an traonaigh, na Caillí Béarra, protracted sleep.
~ caillí, ‘an old woman’s pet’, pampered child, no-good person.
~ caillí, disagreeable hag.
~ na caillí mairbhe, egg-case of skate, mermaid’s purse.