Monthly Archives: March 2016

Monday Night Irish Class, March 28, 2016

Irish Class, March 28, 2016

Rang Gaeilge, 28ú lá mí na Márta 2016

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an té a dhéanann an poll titeann sé ann.	Whoever makes the hole, falls in it.	= “you’ve made your bed, now lie in it.”
a dhéanann	that makes	Direct relative clause. Could also use a dhéananns

Beidh rd ag an sárachán nuair a bheid an náireachán folamh.	The climber will have something when the shy person has nothing.
sárachán	climber, thruster, careerist
náireachán	bashful/shy person
folamh	empty

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Monday Night Irish Class, March 21, 2016

Irish Class, March 21, 2016

Rang Gaeilge, 21ú lá mí na Márta 2016

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Is iomaí craiceann a chuireas a oige di	Youth goes through many phases.	“Youth sheds many a skin”
iomaí	many
craiceann	skin
cuireas	puts, sheds	Var pres of cuir de/do (cuireann)

s trom an t-ualach an fhalsacht.	Laziness is a heavy burden
falsacht	falsehood, laziness

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Monday Night Irish Class, March 14, 2016

Irish Class, March 14, 2016

Rang Gaeilge, 14ú lá mí na Márta 2016

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Ní thig leat cloigeann críonna a chur ar cholainn óg.	You cannot put a wise head on a young body
thig	can, be able to	var pres of tar “come”
cloigeann	skull, head	m
críonna	wise, prudent
cholainn	body	f

Is [níos] éasca dha shimléar a a dhéanamh na tine a choineáil i gceann acu	It is easier to make two chimneys than to keep a fire in one of them.
simléar	chimney
éasca	easy
coinneáil	keeping	vn of coinnigh “keep, maintain”

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Monday Night Irish Class, March 7, 2016

Irish Class, March 7, 2016

Rang Gaeilge, 7ú lá mí na Márta 2016

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Seanfhocal


Sháraigh na mná Harry Stottle, is sháraigh Harry Stottle an diabhal	Women were beyond Aristotle, and he was cleverer than the Devil.
Harry Stottle	Aristotle	(!)
sáraigh	overcome, pass a limit, …

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Monday Night Irish Class, February 29, 2016

Irish Class, February 29, 2016

Rang Gaeilge, 29ú lá mí Feabhra 2016

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Tá saol an mhadra bháin aige.	He has it made, he has it easy.	“He has the life of the white dog (old dog?).”

An té a bhuailfeadh mo mhadra bhuailfeadh sé mé féin	Love me, love my dog.	“He who would hit my dog would hit me.”

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