TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ceolán, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Little bell. 2. Tinkling sound. Tá ~ i mo chluasa, my ears are tingling. 3. (In reference to person) (a) Tá mé i mo cheolán de dhíobháil codlata, my head is buzzing for want of sleep. (b) Incessant, silly, talker. Ná déan ~ díot féin, don’t talk yourself silly. (c) Whimperer, squealer. ~ linbh, whimpering child. An ~ de choileán sin, that squealing pup. (Var: ~aí m)