1 noun person, animalthe two girls ran and it was the older who wonrith an bheirt chailíní agus ba í an duine ba shine a bhuaigh, rith an bheirt chailíní agus ag an gcailín ba shine a bhí an buathe older of the two sons emigratedchuaigh an duine ba shine den bheirt mhac ar imirceLiam was the older of the two childrenba é Liam an duine ba shine den bheirt pháistí, ba é Liam ba shine den bheirt pháistí2 noun object, institution, building, etcan seancheann masc1 c m uan ceann is sinethe new material is stronger than the older but is softertá an t-ábhar nua níos láidre ná an seancheann ach tá sé níos boigehe'll demolish the older of the two existing buildingsleagfaidh sé an ceann is sine den dá fhoirgneamh atá ann → féach old