Best Irish dictionaries?

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:51 pm

I've got two hours to kill before a meeting at school and would like to hit the local bookstore to pick up an irish-english dictionary. Assuming they have one, and even more boldly assuming they have MORE than one, is there any particular publication of dictionary that stands out for accuracy and usefulness?

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amar · Post by **amar** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:52 pm

ava, and you are VERY close to loren...

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 3:05 pm

Oh, we're not that close.

Careful now, you'll frighten poor Tinker.

amar · Post by **amar** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 3:06 pm

heheheheheh..

Soineanta · Post by **Soineanta** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 4:36 pm

I have the Oxford Irish Minidictionary. It's nice and small but still seems to have every word you could possibly need. There's also a nice grammar section in the middle. Good luck!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 4:46 pm

On 2003-01-08 17:36, Soineanta wrote:

"All things by immortal power, hiddenly,
to eachother linked are;
thou canst not stir a flower
without troubling of a star." (Madeleine L'Engle)

Conversely, if thou stirrest flour and sausage grease, thou mayest add water, and make unto thyself gravy.

... uh...sorry...I'll try and make my next post more on-topic.

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 4:47 pm

*sigh* no, feel free to leave the thread off topic primarily. I've already been to the bookstore and back, lol. The thread wasn't terribly on topic to begin with.

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 7:44 am

On 2003-01-08 17:46, Walden wrote:
Conversely, if thou stirrest flour and sausage grease, thou mayest add water, and make unto thyself gravy.

... uh...sorry...I'll try and make my next post more on-topic.

Keeping this totally OT- Walden, I think that you may have missed your true calling- you would have been a great member of Monty Python- your quote sounds like it came directly out of Monty Python and the Holy Grail! You are the King of Comedy!!

All the Best, Tom

amar · Post by **amar** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 10:05 am

On 2003-01-08 17:47, avanutria wrote:
*sigh* no, feel free to leave the thread off topic primarily. I've already been to the bookstore and back, lol. The thread wasn't terribly on topic to begin with.

ehmmm, think you're right there...