#seilide
Cepaea nemoralis, seilide Eorpach nach bhfeictear anseo go minic, a chonaic mé inné.
May 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Ní raibh an 🐌(Neirít) díograiseach a dhóthain ag glanadh an umair, só cheannaíos saghas eile 🐌(Trumpadóirí Malaeisiach) a bhí ró-dhíograiseach ag radhdáil so bhí orm saghas eile 🐌(☠️Seilide Mharaithe☠️) a fháil chun iadsan a chiondíothú.
November 24, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Is breá liom an seilide!
May 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
#Gaeilge #Beacáin #Nádúr

Beacán Amanita muscaria

Cuileog agus seilide, breá sásta ag an bhféasta!
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today's vocabulary word comes from the daily haiku prompt from Mastodon:

seilide (SHELL-i-mid-uh) = 🐌 snail

I love this word, because the pronunciation is so Irish: there's an extra syllable and the sound of a letter that's not even there 😂 It has a musical quality to it as well.

🇮🇪 #IrishWOTD
September 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I've made a lot of homebrew races recently and i forgot to post my snail/slug folk called Seilide! (guess which one i kept because my tastes are very obvious)
September 11, 2024 at 4:46 PM
It's say Sile Seilide and Gregory Grainneog from Bosco could take most of them by just bringing them down a dark lame and staring at them. Look at them. Terrifying. Explains a lot about my childhood.
January 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Cill iníon Léinín
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Seilide donnliopach ag sní leis-léi sa tslí!
September 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Gealsliogánach an Seilide donnliopach seo! De ghrá na duaithníochta, b’fhéidir!
September 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
My Granny calls snails ‘shellakabookies’ (apparently from the Irish seilide na bpúcaí - from Waterford) so that’s what they are in our house!
What completely random and family specific idioms did people use growing up?

I'll go first.

My grandad, from Dublin, whenever he was describing a situation that was either one thing or the other:

"It's neither arsehole nor watercress"
October 19, 2023 at 8:07 AM
Tá an seilide garraí an-choitianta i gCalifornia. Cén fáth? Toisc gur thug daoine isteach ón Eoraip iad le bheith ina escargot sa naoú haois déag. Úps.
June 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
athlíníocht sean-seilide 🐌🔥
[2015 - 2023]

#pokemon #slugma #oc #art
June 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Caramujo raspando o vidro.
Eu genuinamente gosto de observar esses caramujos se alimentando. Muito melhor do que rolar a tela do celular.

#seilide #proboscis #sliogán #gloine #ainmhí_gan_veirteabra #peata #uisceadán #caitheamh_aimsire_uisceadáin #seilide_uisceadáin #moileasc
July 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Feineolaíocht
Pinus sylvestris / péine Albanach
Seilide
Caisearbhán séidte
May 14, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Daily Irish Snippets, Animals (Ainmhíthe) pt.14

Slug(s)/Snail(s) - Seilide (-dí) /ˈʃɛlʲədʲə; -dʲi:/

Rat(s) - Francach (-caigh) /ˈfˠɾˠɑuŋkəx; -əɟ/*

Mule(s) - Miúil(eanna) /mʲuːlʲ; -lʲənə/

Lizard(s) - Laghairt(eanna) /l̪ˠəiɾˠtʲ; -tʲən̪ˠə/

Parrot(s) - Pearóid(í) /pʲə'ɾˠo:d̪ʲ; -d̪ʲi:/
September 19, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Seilide ag scríobadh na gloine. Is breá liom féachaint ar na seilidí seo ag beathú. I bhfad níos fearr ná scrollaigh do scáileán fón póca. #seilide #proboscis #sliogán #gloine #ainmhí_gan_veirteabra #peata #uisceadán #caitheamh_aimsire_uisceadáin #seilide_uisceadáin #moileasc
July 26, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Day 7 #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks - an Irish language book
I've read An Drúchtín agus an Seilide in English, (The Slug and the Snail) & this is a gorgeous, gentle tale by Oein DeBhairduin & Olya Anima. Based on traditional Mincéirí stories, it is affirming about different ways of being in the world.
October 7, 2023 at 9:50 PM
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

Síle Seilide made a cameo in the Super Mario Bros Movie.
August 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
D’ith mo chuid iasc aingeal na *neon tetra* — nó cuid acu ar a laghad. Ach sa nádúr, is creach agus creachadóir araon iad.
#Uisceadán #buíochas #CothabháilUisceadáin #aisling #éacht #gliomachbeag #corydoras #iascscian #seilide #fíoruisce #uisceaigéadach
July 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm not, but my Aunt is, she comes from Thomas town co.Kilkenny, she used to call me that as I was a week late being born...a long time ago now.
It's Wexford, Waterford and Kilkenny slang based on the phrase "seilide na bpúcaí”...god thank Google!
August 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
An Seilide agus an Roth Mór
September 25, 2023 at 10:31 AM
Seilide???
March 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM