Compare English Irish Dictionaries

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Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill) Recommended by LearnIrishGaelic.com! (4 reviews, Rate me) Format: Hardback and paperback Direction: Irish-English Seriousness: Advanced reference List price: € 17.78

English-Irish Dictionary (Tomás de Bhaldraithe) Recommended by LearnIrishGaelic.com! (3 reviews, Rate me) Format: Hardback and paperback Direction: English-Irish Seriousness: Advanced reference List price: € 15.24

Collins 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-Dictionary (1 review, Rate me) Format: Paperback (2000) Direction: Unknown Seriousness: Light reference List price: € 7.99

Collins 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 Dictionary Recommended by LearnIrishGaelic.com! (4 reviews, Rate me) Format: Paperback (2006) Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish Seriousness: Solid reference List price: US$ 11.30

Foclóir Scoile (2 reviews, Rate me) Format: Paperback (2003) Direction: Irish-English and English-Irish List price: € 11.05

Foclóir Póca Recommended by LearnIrishGaelic.com! (3 reviews, Rate me) 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) (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) (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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