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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.
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8ú Meán Fómhair 2025
Amount
Cé mhéid - how many, how much
Frocht - a large amount
Lab – a large amount of something
Mám - handful
Ruaine – a little bit (of something)
Slám - handful, heap
Do sháith - your fill, your lot
Stiocanna - pieces (of)
Téagar - a large amount
iomarcaí - too much
an oiread seo - so many
Mórán - a lot of
Sliseog - slice
Formhór - most of, the majority
a'méadú - increasing
Gann - scarce
Scair - share
Ualach - load
Dosaen - dozen
Fíorbheagán - very little
Giob - a scrap of (something)
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