PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bíonn ceann ~ ar an óige, you cannot put an old head on young shoulders.
Leag do cheann ar an adhairt, lay your head on the pillow.
Is deacair ceann críonna a chur ar cholainn óg, you can’t put an old head on young shoulders.
Chuir mé ar mo cheann, ar an tairne, é, I put it on my head, on the nail.
Chuir siad a cheann ar ~, they stuck his head on a pole.
Is breá an ~ cinn atá aige, he has a good head on his shoulders.
Chuir sé a cheann in ~ a mháthar, he laid his head on his mother’s lap.