PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
2. ~ bróin, goil, excess of grief, of weeping.
Níl cara ag ~ ach cuimhne, memory is grief’s only friend.
Rud a fhilleadh i ndoghrainn, i luaithreach, to turn sth. to grief, to ashes.
Ag ~adh a mbos ar a chéile, clapping their hands; beating their hands together (in grief).
~ bos, severe slapping; clapping of hands; beating of hands (in grief).
Tugadh faoi mhéala iad, they were brought to grief.
Tugadh faoi mhéala iad, they were brought to grief.