TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
eirleach, m. (gs. -ligh). Destruction, havoc; carnage, slaughter. ~ a dhéanamh (ar), to massacre; to play havoc (with). Aingeal an eirligh, the destroying angel. Rinne siad ~ ar an éanlaith, they killed a great many birds. Ná déanaigí ~ ar a chéile, don’t destroy each other altogether; don’t be so rough with each other.