I know that this makes sense grammatically, but I have never heard anyone actually say it. Is it used? I would say, 'beidh sé ag cur báistí' which I know is 'it will be raining' and not 'it will rain'. Just wondering if the construction, 'cuirfidh sé báisteach' is actually used?

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I don't know! But I wouldn't say it either.
Beidh báisteach ann / Beidh sé ag cur báistí / Beidh sé ag báisteach / beidh sé ag cur fearthainne

But I've never heard Cuirfidh sé báisteach.

I have often heard it and sometimes say it myself. Never heard of beidh sé ag báisteach though.

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FGB gives Tá sé ina bháisteach too. I first heard Tá sé ag báisteach in Conamara (around Carna) many years ago on a summer Gaeltacht course.

Tá sé ag báisteach - is common in Conamara. But the "ag" is usually/often left out in speech.



"Cuirfidh sé báisteach" - I suppose it is right grammatically. But personally I wouldn't use it.
I'd say -
Beidh sé [ag] báisteach amáireach.
Tá sé geallta a bheith ag báisteach amáireach.

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I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
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I agree, though I have perhaps not heard it as often as you might have.