TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cadhan, m. (gs. & npl. -ain2, gpl. ~). 1. Orn:(a) Pale-breasted brent goose. (b) Barnacle goose. 2. Fig:~ aonair, lone bird. ~ bocht dealbh, poor lone creature. Ní raibh mac an chadhain ann, there wasn’t a soul there.