ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Thar ~, across, beyond, the sea; overseas, abroad.
Dul thar ~, to cross the sea, to go abroad, to emigrate.
A tháinig thar ~, who came across the sea.
Tíortha thar ~, overseas, foreign, countries.
Is taibhseach iad adharca na mbó thar ~; bíonn adharca fada ar na buaibh thar ~, foreign cows have long horns, distance lends enchantment to the view.
A ~ thar lear, their path across the sea.
Ní dheachaigh ~ airm thar lear, not one armed man went overseas.