TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cill, f. (gs. ~e, npl. cealla, gpl. ceall). 1. Hist: Church. Ní chuireann sé suim i g~ ná i gclog, he pays no attention to religion. ~ agus tuath, church and state; clergy and laity. 2. Churchyard. Dul chun na ~e, to die, to be laid to rest. An rud a chuir chun na ~e é, what brought about his death. Duine a chur i gcré na ~e, to lay s.o. in consecrated earth, to bury s.o. Is í an chill a leaba feasta, he is gone to his last repose. Is iomaí lá ag an g~ orainn, we will be dead long enough. Fuair sé dea-lá chun na ~e, he had good weather for his funeral. S.a. comhartha 1(a). 3. Ecc: Biol: El: Cell. ~ chaolbhalla, chriathrach, chúntach, idirphasach, phailise, sheachráin, shómach, thiúbhalla, thin-walled, sieve, auxiliary, resting, palisade, wandering, somatic, thick-walled, cell. ~ thirim, dry cell.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar an gCnoc, ar na Cealla Beaga, at Knock, in Killybegs.
~fidh mé coicís as Cill Airne, I’ll spend a fortnight in Killarney.
~ Cholm Cille in Í, St. Colmcille’s successor in (the abbacy of) Iona.
Chumhdaigh sé cealla agus mainistreacha, he founded, built, churches and monasteries.
~ agus dea-lá chun na cille, a good death and a good day on one’s last journey.
~ chun na cille, a good day for one’s last journey.
~ Cholm Cille, a lay of exile of Colm Cille (recited as charm).
Í Cholm Cille, Oileán Í, Iona.
~ siad tuatha agus cealla, they ravaged lay and church territories.
~ Cholm Cille, the (monastic) rule of Colmcille.
~ Cholm Cille, San Doiminic, the rule of St. Columcille, of St. Dominick.
~ go Colm Cille, back to (the time of) Colm Cille.
Tháinig tairngreacht Cholm Cille, Colmcille’s prophecy was fulfilled.