ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
In the bosom of his family, i gceartlár a theaghlaigh.
In the depths of the wood, the night, the winter, i gceartlár na coille, na hoíche, an gheimhridh.
In the heart of.. ., i gceartlár (cathrach, fásaigh); i ndoimhneacht (farraige); i lár (na tíre).
The hub of the universe, ceartlár na cruinne.
In the very middle of..., right in the middle of..., i gceartlár, i gcroílár an (na) ...
Plumb in the centre, i gceartlár; i lár báire.
Right in the middle, i gceartlár.
In the thick of the fight, i gceartlár na bruíne.
F: Ireland was in the throes of a general election, bhí Éire i gceartlár mórthoghcháin.
The very centre, an ceartlár.