EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
púir1, f. (gs. ~e). Loss, tragedy, cause of sorrow. Ba mhór an phúir a bhás, his death was a great calamity. Is beag an phúir a rinne siad de, they took his loss lightly. Bheith i b~, to be in tribulation. Iron: Is mór an phúir é! What a pity about him!
púir2, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). 1. Smoke-duct, hot-air passage, flue. 2. ~ dheataigh, smoke streaming from chimney; pother (of smoke). Bhí ~ allais leis, he was streaming with perspiration. 3. Swarm, crowd. ~ beach, swarm of bees.