croch

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gibbet, gallows; gu. -oiche 139, 762, 1046, 1369; tu. -oich 775, 779, 811; comhartha na croiche, the sign of the Cross, 1020, 1024; tar éis Fhéile na Croiche san fhoghmhar, after the Feast (of the Exaltation) of the Cross, 2396.

An Teagasg Críosdaidhe. Author: Bonabhentura Ó hEodhasa, O.F.M.. Editor: Fearghal Mac Raghnaill, O.F.M.

a cross, a gallows, 23; croch naomh, the holy cross, 1121

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