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| Chomh gann le hairgead |
As scarce as money
gann=scarce, airgead=money |
| Chomh gann le sméara i mBealtaine |
As scarce as berries in May
gann=scarce, Bealtaine=month of May |
| Chomh garbh le coirt crann darach |
As rough as the bark of an oak tree
garbh=rough, coirt=bark, dair=oak (darach in the genitive) |
| Chomh gasta le cú |
As quick as a hound
gasta=quick, cú=hound |
| Chomh gasta le gaoth Mhárta |
As quick as a March wind
gasta=quick, gaoth=wind, Márta=month of March |
| Chomh geal le cailc |
As white as chalk
(Said of someone after fright, etc.)
geal=bright/white, cailc=chalk |
| Chomh geal le canach an tsléibhe |
As white as bog cotton
geal=white/bright, canach an tsléibhe=bog cotton |
| Chomh geal le cúr sceite |
As bright as blown froth
geal=bright/white, cúr=froth/foam, sceite=blown |
| Chomh geal le sneachta |
As white as snow
(Irish Bible)
geal=bright/white, sneachta=snow |
| Chomh geal le táth lín |
As white as a tuft of lint
geal=white/bright, táth=tuft/bunch, lín=lint/flax |
| Chomh geal leis an lil |
As bright as a lily
geal=bright/white, lil=lily |
| Chomh géar le bó mhaol |
As sharp as a hornless cow (i.e., blunt)
géar=sharp, bó=cow, maol=bald/hornless |
| Chomh géar le nimh |
As sharp as poison
géar=sharp, nimh=poison |
| Chomh géar le snáthaid |
As sharp as a needle
géar=sharp, snáthaid=needle |
| Chomh géar le súil chailín i lár cuideachtain |
As sharp as the eye of a girl in the middle of a gathering
géar=sharp, súil=eye, cailín=girl, cuideachta=gathering/amusement |
| Chomh géarchúiseach le nathair nimhe |
As “wise”/astute as a serpent
(Irish Bible)
géarchúisteach=astute, nathair=snake, nimh=poison |
| Chomh géarradharcach le gainéad |
As sharpeyed as a gannet
géarradharcach=sharpeyed, gainéad=gannet |
| Chomh glan le criostal |
As clean as crystal
glan-clean, criostal=crystal |
| Chomh glan le fíoruisce |
As clean as springwater
glan=clean, fíoruisce=springwater |
| Chomh glan le sagart |
As innocent as a priest
(In this case, glan means not guilty=clear)
glan=innocent (not guilty), sagart=priest |
| Chomh glan le scilling |
As clean/clear as a shilling
glan=clean/clear, scilling=schilling |
| Chomh glan le h-úll |
As clean as an apple
glan=clean, úll=apple |
| Chomh glan ó mhilleán le haingeal ó Dhia |
As clear of guilt as an angel of God
(Irish Bible)
glan=clear/clean, milleán=guilt/blame |
| Chomh glas le bun cuilinn |
As green as a holly stump
(Old-Irish period)
glas=green, bun=stump/stock, cuileann=holly |
| Chomh glas le féar |
As green as grass
glas=green, féar=grass |
| Chomh glas le geamhar |
As green as a springing shoot
glas=féar, geamhar=springing shoot |
| Chomh glas le spíonán/spÍonóg |
As green as Gooseberry
glas=green, spíonán/spíonóg=Gooseberry |
| Chomh glégeal leis an solas |
As brilliant as the light
(Irish Bible)
glégeal=pure white/brilliant, solas=light |
| Chomh glórach le cearc ghoir |
As noisy/vociferous as a broody hen
glórach=noisy/vociferous, cearc ghoir=broody hen |
| Chomh gnóthach le lúidín an phíobaire |
As busy as the piper’s little finger (ironical, not busy at all)
gnóthach=busy, lúidín=little finger, píobaire=piper |
| Chomh goirt le sáile |
As salty as sea water
goirt=salty, sáile=sea water |
| Chomh gorm le plúirín |
As blue as a bluebell
gorm=blue, plúirín=bluebell |
| Chomh gránna leis an diabhal |
As ugly as the Devil
gránna=ugly, diabhal=Devil |
| Chomh greamaithe le bairneach den chloch |
As stuck as a limpet to the rock
greamaithe=stuck, bairneach=limpet, cloch=rock |
| Chomh guagach leis an ngealach |
As fickle as the moon
(Irish Bible)
guagach=fickle, gealach=moon |
