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mairnéalach fir1
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gu mairnéalaigh, ai mairnéalaigh, gi mairnéalach

(sailor)

an enlisted man in the Navy, so-called because seamen below officer rank were granted a rate by the ship's captain according to qualification level and seniority

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...in oibríochtaí a bhíonn ar siúl ag duine agus é ar chúrsa traenála mar oifigeach farraige nó mar mhairnéalach faoi chomhaontú i scríbhinn...

...in operations carried out by a person undergoing a course of training as a seagoing officer or rating under an agreement in writing...