Irish Class, November 8, 2010

Rang Gaeilge, 8ú lá Mí na Samhna 2010

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Show and Tell

Idir mhaith agus olc do gach dream i dtoghchán Mheiriceá

dream	body of people
togchán	election

D’éirigh le go leor iarrthóirí de chuid Pháirtí an Tae ach chlis ar chuid de na fíréin s’acu.

iarrthóir	candidate	m3
clis	jump, start, flinch, fail
chlis orm	I failed	note absence of subject
fíréan	just person	pl fíréin
na fíréin	the just, the faithful, the elect
acu	at them, they had	← ag
s’acu	of them there, they have this	← seo acu. For emphasis
s’ainne	our, at us here	← seo againne

In our discussion last week we had thought that “Tea Party” would be Páirtí an Lucht Tae.

lucht	(class of) people	m3
atá í gceist	that we are talking about	“that is in question”

Táimid	we are	Munster = tá muid
ana-bhuíoch	very thankful	Munster = an-bhuíoch
guí	prayer, entreaty	f4
guigh	pray
guímid	we pray	Munster
ar fáil	available
dúinn	to us	← do
rath	prosperity, abundance, good
coiste	jury, committee	m4
go dícheallach	earnestly, diligently
m’áit oibre	my place of work
garrán	grove	[of trees] m1

Note at in Munster initial and final bh & mh are always pronounced slender: /v’/.

feic	see	va feichte
sofheichte	easily visible, obvious	a3
infheichte	visible
dofheichte	invisible	a3

An tAonach: Excerpt B

Note the Munster Verb cheat sheet.

1. Shroicheadar ceann an aonaigh ag deireadh na sráide ar aghaidh geata dubh an
   teampaill. Chuireadar a gcinn le talamh, ag smúrthacht go tromanálach, a dtaobha ag
   bualadh, ag ceilt a súl faoi bholg a chéile ar na cuileoga. Ó gheata an teampaill bhíodar
   ina scuaine ag sileadh suas go teach an dochtúra ar cheann eile an bhaile; an bóthar ar
   fad brataithe leo, agus le botháin bheaga chanbháis lucht díolta milseán.

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   sroich	reach, attain, achieve	shroicheadar “they reached” (Munster)
   aonach	fair	g aonaigh
   ceann	head, one, end	[….]
   ceann an aonaigh	one end of the fair	(in space, not time)
   ag deireadh na sráide	at the end of the street
   ar aghaidh	against, facing
   geata	gate	m4
   teampaill	church (Prot.), churchyard
   cuir	pit	chuireadar “they put”
   talamh	earth, ground, land
   smúrthacht	nosing, sniffing
   trom	heavy
   tromán	weight
   tromanálach	heavily
   taobh	side, flank	pl taobhanna
   ceil	conceal, withhold, suppress
   súil	eye	gs,npl súile gpl súl
   bolg	stomach, belly
   faoi bholg a chéile	under each other’s bellies
   cuileog	fly	[insect]
   ó	from
   bhíodar	they were	bhí siad
   scuaine	drove, flock, queue	f4
   sil	drip, trickle, hang down	vn sileadh
   dochtúir	doctor	m3
   ar cheann eile an bhaile	at the other end of town
   brataithe	covered	← brat “cloak”
   leo	with them
   bothán	cabin, shed, coop	m1
   canbhás	canvas
   lucht	class [of people], content, cargo
   díol	sell, pay
   lucht díolta milseán	sweet [candy] sellers

2. Ól. Ní ólfad. Ó1. Bhí gach uile dhuine ag ól. Ní bhlaisim de. Ó1 fíon. Níl aon dochar i
   bhfíon. Ólann sagairt é. Ní ólfad, thug mé geall. Níl aon dochar i bhfíon. Ólann sagairt
   é. Ní ólfad, thug mé geall. Sea. Sú na dtor. Sú fuar ag blubarnaigh as an mbuidéal,
   seacht míle bolgán ag fiuchadh ina chúr. Is fearr liomsa leann. Leann dubh. Cúr buí.
   Corcán de. Fuisce. Fuisce gan uisce. Gáir. Craitheadh lámh. Go mbeire muid beo ar an
   am seo arís.

   Ní ólfad	I will not drink
   blais	taste	v
   dochar	harm, injury
   sagart	priest
   Ólann sagairt é	Priests drink it
   geall	pledge, wager
   Ní ólfad, thug mé geall	I will not drink, I gave a pledge
   Sú	energy, nourishment, juice, berry
   tor	bush, shrub
   toradh	fruit, yield, product
   Sú fuar	cold juice
   ag blubarnaigh	bubbling [?]
   bolgán	buttle
   fiuchadh	boiling
   cúr	froth, foam
   leann	ale	m3
   Corcán	pot
   Fuisce	whiskey
   gáir	laugh, shout	f2,v
   cra
   croith	shake	vn croitheadh

3. Gach uile dhuine lofa le airgead, bailithe ó Cháisc, le n-ól 1á an aonaigh. Mná péacaithe
   agus fuinneamh ina gcruth, ag ceannach ribíní agus earraí, greamaithe gléasta. Páistí
   beaga santacha ag cnagadh milseán idir fiacla beaga boga.

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   lofa	rotten, decayed
   bailigh	gather, collect
   Cáisc	Easter	f3
   bailithe ó Cháisc	collected since Easter
   aonach	fair
   le n-ól 1á an aonaigh	for drinking on the day of the fair
   péacach	showy, gaudy
   fuinneamh	energy, spirit, vigor
   cruth	shape, appearance
   ríbín	ribbon, m4
   earra	goods, merchandise	m4
   greamaigh	attach, fasten
   gléasta	well-dressed, equipped
   greamaithe gléasta	stuck all over with	[the ribbons and goods-?]
   santach	greedy, covetous
   cnagadh	knocking, striking, cracking, crunching
   fiacail	tooth	pl fiacla
   bog	soft, tender

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