teach pobail

• teach an phobail (Cois Fharraige, Ulster)
• teach-pobuil (superseded)

Literally ‘people’s house’.

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˌtʲax ˈpˠɔbˠəlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌtʲax ə ˈfˠʌbˠəlʲ/^[1] (corresponding to the form teach an phobail)

teach pobail m (genitive singular tí pobail, nominative plural tithe pobail)

1. church (building)

   Synonym: eaglais

   • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:

     D’imthigh sé leis arís, ⁊ casadh air teach-phobuil, ⁊ chuaidh sé isteach ann. […] D’imthigh an buachaill amach as an tigh phobuil arís, ⁊ fuair sé é féin i ngarrdha áluinn breágh plúr, ⁊ bhain sé ceann do na plúra’ ⁊ thug leis é. […] D’innis an buachaill dó fá’n tigh-phobuil ⁊ fá’n Aifrionn ⁊ na sé colmáin a tháinic ag éisteacht leis.

     He again went his way, and came upon a church, and he went into it. […] The youth went out of the church again, and found himself in a lovely, fine garden of flowers, and he pulled one of the flowers and brought it with him. […] The youth told him about the church and the Mass, and the six doves that came hearing it.

2. chapel

   Synonym: séipéal

The term teach pobail is used only of Roman Catholic churches and chapels. Protestant churches are called teampall.

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN