Cionnfhaolach, bean ghéarchúiseach mhothaitheach is an example of a qualifying adjectives and not an attributive.

the big woman: an bhean mhór (mór qualifies the noun in a noun phrase)
the woman is big: tá an bhean mór (bean and mór are not in a phrase)

bean mhór is ea í - is right - because "bean mhór" is a phrase

Is mór an bhean í - is right - because bean and mór are not in the same phrase.

[quote="patrickjwalsh"]Cionnfhaolach, bean ghéarchúiseach mhothaitheach is an example of a qualifying adjectives and not an attributive. [quote]

That clears that up then: Bean ghéarchúiseach mhothaitheach is ea í

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Brilliant! Thanks so much for the fascinating explanation!