a thiarcais

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A minced oath for a Thiarna (oh Lord).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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a thiarcais

  1. my goodness, good heavens

References

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  1. ^ chiacais”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciarcais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  3. ^ thiarcais”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 342, page 117

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