Historical Irish Corpus
1600 - 1926

Cúrsaí an tSaoghail - Focail na Láthrach

Title
Cúrsaí an tSaoghail - Focail na Láthrach
Author(s)
Oscar na Féinne,
Pen Name
Oscar na Féinne
Composition Date
1905
Publisher
An Claidheamh Soluis

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Poetry/Prose
1600 1926


Cúrsaí an tSaoghail



Focail na Láthrach



Camán: hurley



Camóg: camog



Iomáin chomórtais: tournament



Báire: hurling



Peil (m., gs. peile): a football, also
the game



Liathróid: a hurling ball or camog ball



Láthair an imeartha: the ground of play



Teora: boundary line



An dá líne cinn: the end lines



An dá líne sleasa: the side lines



Cúl: goal



Cúilín: point



Bogha an chúil: the goal “gap”



Bogha an chúilín: point “gap”



Crann cúil: goal post



An treasnán: the cross-bar



Achrainn: a scrimmage



Cuirim ort: The Irish way of issuing a
challenge in a field game.



Leogaim leat: The manner of accept-
ing challenge.



Fuireann báire: a team



Fóirne: teams



Maor: referee



Scuaibín: a short “brushing” stroke
which scores, otherwise a
“poucher”



Lucht faireacháin: umpires



An captaen: the captain



Leas-chaptaein: vice-captain



An líne treasna i lár buill, or an
líne láir: the centre line



Líne a chúig fichead: the 25 yard's mark



Líne caogadh: 50 yard's line



Buille i n-aisce: free kick



Poc i n-aisce: free stroke



Buille cúil: free kick from goal



Poc cúil: free stroke from goal



Feall: foul



Cor coise: a trip



Poc i n-áirde: a stroke which sends
ball upwards into the air, also
used to imply free and easy
practice.



Poc i bhfad: a “running” stroke, i.e.
one which accelerates the speed
of a ball already on the run.



Poc fada: a long stroke



Cúl báire or fear cúil: goalminder



Leath-chluiche: half-time



I dtosach catha: in the vanguard



Tacaí lár buill: centre-players



Tacaí cúil: backs



(Cuirfear isteach a thuilleadh arís)



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