TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
liach1, f. (gs. léiche, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Ladle. 2. Ladleful, measure.
liach2, m. (gs. -aich, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Depression, sorrow; calamity, tale of woe. ~ áir air! Woe betide him! ~ ort! Blast you! 2. Cry of lamentation, screech. Lig sí ~ aisti, she let out a yell. Lá na ~, day of lamentation. 3. (Used as a.) Ba ~ an scéal é, it was a sad story.