Caisleáin Óir le Séamus Ó Grianna

Question 1

Chip, shaving, sliver

Answer 1

Slis (f)

-e, -eanna

Question 2

Grave

Answer 2

Uaigh

-e, -eanna

Question 3

Threadbare

Answer 3

Smolchaite

Question 4

Fountain, Spring, river-source

Answer 4

Foinse

-, -sí

Question 5

Baying, barking

Answer 5

Gloimneach

Question 6

Pack (of dogs);

Rabble

Answer 6

Conairt

f) (-e, -eacha

Question 7

Thread, yarn

Answer 7

Snáth

m)(-a

Question 8

Young (unmarried) man;

Boyfriend

Answer 8

Stócach

m)(-aigh, -

Question 9

Little hollow;

Pit, depression

Answer 9

Logán

m)(-áin, -

Question 10

Knot, bond, tie, joint

Answer 10

Snaidhm
(f)(-e, -eanna)

Snaidhm na péiste - “serpent’s knot”, part of a charm to cure colic in cattle

Question 11

Gut, intestine, belly

(Black/White) pudding

Answer 11

Putóg

f)(-óige, -a, -

Question 12

You are making a silly mistake,

You are making a fool of yourself

Answer 12

Tá breall ort

Question 13

Curly, curly-haired;

Dog-eared

Answer 13

Catach

Question 14

Panicky, alarmed

Answer 14

Scaollmhar

Question 15

Fluff, soft mass of hair

Answer 15

Puirtleog
(f)(-oige, -a, -)

Puirtleog girsí - chubby little girl

Question 16

Piece of furniture

Answer 16

Ball trioc/troscáin

Question 17

Rainbow

arch of a shower

Answer 17

Tua cheatha

Question 18

Patchy, balding

Answer 18

Sceadach

Question 19

Sharp, ill-tempered, sullen, hostile

Answer 19

Confach

Question 20

Nose, muzzle, snout

Answer 20

Soc

m)(soic, -

Question 21

Facial appearance;

Look, expression

Answer 21

Dreach

m)(-a, -

Question 22

Contentious, quarrelsome, provocative

Answer 22

Coinntinneach

Question 23

Orphan, waif, stray, small child

Answer 23

Tachrán

m)(-áin, -

Question 24

Lukewarm, indifferent

Answer 24

Fuarbhruite

Question 25

Remarkableness, extraordinariness, oddness

Answer 25

Suaithníocht
(f)(-a)

Bhí suaithníocht ar na rudaí a rinne sé
He did the most remarkable

Question 26

Company, companionship

Answer 26

Cuideachta

f)(-