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Essential vocabulary: Gaeilge = Irish (Gaelic). Béarla = English. Foclóir = dictionary.

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Irish Print Dictionaries

Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill)Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill)
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(4 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Hardback and paperback
Direction: Irish-English
Seriousness: Advanced reference
List price: € 17.78
English-Irish Dictionary (Tomás de Bhaldraithe)English-Irish Dictionary (Tomás de Bhaldraithe)
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(3 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Hardback and paperback
Direction: English-Irish
Seriousness: Advanced reference
List price: € 15.24
Collins Gem Irish Dictionary, 1eCollins Gem Irish Dictionary, 1e
(3 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Paperback (1995)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
Seriousness: Light reference
List price: US$ 6.95
Buntús Foclóra: A Children's Irish Picture-DictionaryBuntús Foclóra: A Children's Irish Picture-Dictionary
(1 review, Rate me)
Format: Paperback (2000)
Direction: Unknown
Seriousness: Light reference
List price: € 7.99
Collins Pocket Irish DictionaryCollins Pocket Irish Dictionary
(3 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Paperback (1997)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
Seriousness: Solid reference
List price: US$ 8.00
Collins Express Irish DictionaryCollins Express Irish Dictionary
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(4 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Paperback (2006)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
Seriousness: Solid reference
List price: US$ 11.30
Foclóir ScoileFoclóir Scoile
(2 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Paperback (2003)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
List price: € 11.05
Foclóir PócaFoclóir Póca
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Format: Paperback (2002)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
Seriousness: Solid reference
List price: € 6.60
Irish/English English/Irish Dictionary and Phrasebook (Davidovic Mladen)Irish/English English/Irish Dictionary and Phrasebook (Davidovic Mladen)
(3 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Paperback (1992)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
Seriousness: Light reference
List price: US$ 9.95
Oxford Pocket Irish Dictionary (Breandan O Croinin)Oxford Pocket Irish Dictionary (Breandan O Croinin)
(2 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Paperback (2000)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
Seriousness: Light reference
List price: US$ 9.25

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Irish Electronic Dictionaries

An Foclóir Beag
(3 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Online (free)
Direction: Irish-Irish
Seriousness: Advanced reference

Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla Dhuinnín
(2 reviews, Rate me)
Format: Online (free) (1927)
Direction: Irish-English

EnglishIrishDictionary.com
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Format: Online (free)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish

Achmhainn.ie Liostaí Téarmaíochta
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Format: Online (free)
Direction: English-Irish
Seriousness: Advanced reference

Irish Dictionary.org
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(1 review, Rate me)
Format: Online (free)
Direction: Irish-English

Gramadach Lexicon
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Format: Online (free)
Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish
Seriousness: Light reference

Wordgumbo
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Format: Online (free)
Direction: Irish-English
Seriousness: Light reference

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