Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill, 1977)

This is a searchable electronic version of Ó Dónaill’s Irish-English Dictionary which was first published in 1977; the original text of the dictionary is faithfully adhered to. Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla has been the primary orthographical source for the spelling of the language since it was published and provides the most comprehensive coverage of the grammar and other aspects of words in Irish.

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To look up a word, simply type the word in the search box and click to find the relevant information in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla. The entry or entries for that word in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla are given first, followed by any related entries, followed by sample phrases in which the search word occurs under other entries within Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla. On the right of the screen is displayed an index of the neigbouring Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla headwords, while a selection of words similar to the search word is displayed directly below the search box.