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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
caisleán, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Castle. As a chéile, i ndiaidh a chéile, a dhéantar na caisleáin, Rome was not built in a day. ~ (na) Lochlannach, ‘Danish Fort’, ancient stone fort. 2. Mansion. 3. (Of cloud) Cumulus. Caisleáin bhána ar an spéir, an accumulation of white clouds in the sky, on the horizon. Caisleáin óir, sunset clouds; castles in the air.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is fearr bothán ~ ná caisleán gortach, a cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle.
~ caisleáin, courtyard.
Chóirigh siad an caisleán, they restored the castle.
~ caisleáin, the courtyard of a castle.
Caisleán ~, poorly-fortified castle.
~ tí, caisleáin, ruined house, castle.
~ caisleáin, castle moat.
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