

A website dedicated to the Irish language in County Mayo
TURAS SIAR - A DOCUMENTARY
Pap and Kath Murphy discuss their journey to establish a centre that celebrates the local dialect, history and genealogy of the people of Belmullet. They discuss the state of Mayo-Irish dialect and their efforts to revive it.
Dé Máirt
8ú Meán Fómhair 2025
Adjectives
Opposites
Maith - good Dona - bad
Sean – old Óg – young Úr - new
Mór – big; great Beag – small
Saibhir - rich Bocht – poor
Bog – soft Cruaí - hard
Beagán – a little Mórán - a lot
Trom - heavy Éadrom - light
Fliuch - wet Tirim - dry
Barr - top Bun - bottom
Fada - long Gearr - short
Ard - tall, high íseal - low
Láidir - strong Lag - weak
Aibéil - quick, fast Mall - slow
Fíor - true Bréagach - false
Lán - full Folamh - empty
Touch
Daingean - firm
Character
Bréagach - bogus
Corr – strange, odd
Croíthiúil - hearty
Dubhar - bold
Ba chiontach - responsible
Description
Aisteach - strange
ar leith - special, specific
Bláthmhar – neat, tidy
Breá – fine
Céanna - same
Aithrid - certain
Difreáiltí - different
Díreach - straight, direct
Glóiriúil - glorious
Uafásach - awful, terrible
Action
Fánach – wandering, straying
Tobann - sudden, fast
Grammatical
Eile – other, another
Leithéid - like, the like of
Uilig - all, whole
Time
ina dhiaidh - after


