

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
Timber
Big pieces of timber
Cearchaill - a big heavy stick
Láfrán - a heavy stick Láfráin - heavy sticks
Lafrán dhe mhaide - a heavy stick
Strumpán - a big thick piece of timber
Gas - a long piece of driftwood
Small pieces of timber
Cáimín - a short light stick
Cipín – a match, a small stick
Chopped up pieces of timber
Maidí coilleadh – sawn pieces of timber
Useful sticks
Cromóg – hooked stick
Maide cam - walking stick
Cáimín dhe mhaide - a stick with a curved handle
Carpentry
Píosa adhmaid - a lump of timber
Clárthaí – planks
Cláirín - Little board
Moirtéiseachaí – mortices
Branches, stems, twigs etc.
Brosna – bundle of twigs
Sailí - sally rods
Píosa adhmaid a thigeadh faoi thír - a piece of wood had come ashore