EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
sceach, f. (gs. -eiche, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. ~ (gheal), whitethorn, hawthorn. 2. (a) Thorn-bush. (b) ~ (thalún), brier. (c) Bramble(bush). 3. Fig: (a)~ i mbéal bearna, stop-gap. Tá ~ sa bhearna romhat, there is an obstacle to be removed from your path. (b) ~ i scornach, frog in the throat. (c) Prickly, quarrelsome, person. S.a. mac 3. (Var: scéach)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ conróis, sceiche, spíonán, dog-rose, hawthorn, gooseberry, bush.
~ sceach, (i) hawthorn hedge, (ii) thorn or bramble hedge.
Ní raibh ~ an aoin (an chadhain, an pheata, na sceiche) ann, there wasn’t a soul there.