Duinnín i Ráth Maonais (tuilleadh)
- ‘Charlotte Lehane a d’aimsigh an corpan, a Athair.’
‘Mar sin é, a Sheosaimh?’
‘Níorbh fhéidir lei – deir sí – ligint dá comharsa an séú
haithne a bhriseadh os comhair an tsaoil gan comhairle a leasa a
chur uirthi. Ní túisce X imithe nár gur thrasnaigh Charlotte an
bóthar. Chnag sí ar an doras – tá a méarlorg ar an gcnagaire.
Nuair nach bhfuair sí freagra thuig sí go raibh náire ar an
bpeacach roimpi. Chuaigh sí thart ar chúl an tí, grásta Dé á
spreagadh, a deir sí. Bhí a fhios aici cá mbeadh eochair an
chúldorais. Bhíodh sí mór le Nellie gur éirigh eatarthu i ngeall
ar John Pinkerton. Isteach lei sa chistin. Bhí Nellie ar an urlar
roimpi, marbh más fior.’‘Charlotte Lehane found the body, Father.’
‘So that’s it, Joseph?’
‘She couldn’t – she says – allow her neighbor to break the sixth commandment in front of the world without giving her advice for her well-being. No sooner had X gone than Charlotte crossed the road. She knocked on the door – her fingerprint is on the knocker. When she did not receive an answer, she understood that the sinner before her was ashamed. She walked around the back of the house, inspired by God’s grace, she says. She knew where the back door key would be. She was friendly with Nellie until they quarreled on account of John Pinkerton. Into the kitchen. Nellie was on the floor
before her, dead as it were.’ligint comharsa neighbor f séú sixth m aithne acquaintance, commandment f comhairle Advice, counsel; direction, influence f leas Good, well-being, benefit, interest m gs leasa túisce trasnaigh Cross; traverse, intersect; Contradict; interrupt, heckle; interfere náire shame f peacach sinner m grásta grace m spreag Urge, incite; arouse, inspire; prompt, encourage i ngeall in pledge - Dála tithe eile ar an mbóthar, bhí halla cúng dorcha ó
phríomhdhoras siar go cistin, seastán le scáthán agus áit
chrochta cótaí air laistigh den doras, staighre ag éirí aníos le
hais an fhalla ar clé, dhá dhoras ar dheis – an seomra suí chun
tosaigh, seomra bídh ar chill.
Like other houses on the road, there was a narrow dark hall
from the front door back to the kitchen, a stand with a
mirror and a place to hang coats inside the door, upward stairs
beside the wall on the left, two doors on the right – living room
in front, dining room in back[????].cúng narrow, narrow part m, a seastán stand m crochta Hung, hanged; hanging laistigh On the inside, within, indoors le hais beside, compared with falla = balla wall m cill churchyard, cell f - Bhí na seomraí fuar, néata, marbh.’ ‘Bhfuil cat no madra sa teach?’ arsa an tAthair Pádraig agus
é ag féachaint ar chathaoir sa seomra tosaigh.
‘Níl.’Chuadar siar go cistin. Rianaigh line cailce ar na leacóga buí
cár aimsíodh an corpán.
The rooms were cold, neat, dead.
‘Is there a cat or dog in the house?’ said Father Patrick looking
at a chair in the front room.
‘No.’
They went back to the kitchen. A chalk line was traced on the yellow
tiles where the body was foundRianaigh mark out, trace m cailc chalk f leacóga Small flat stone, small flagstone f cár Mouth (showing teeth); grin, grimace; Teeth; set of teeth; where; what m - Deir Chambers, an dlí-eolaí leighis, gur chnag duine éigin le
priocaire an tsoirn í ar chill a cinn agus í suite chun boird. Thit
sí ar an urlár. Shil sí méid áirithe fola ach choinnigh a folt
gruaige an meall istigh. Ní raibh teas na beatha tráite go
hiomlán nuair a tháinig Chambers ar an láthair ag leath i
ndiaidh a haon déag. Maraíodh ar an toirt í, deir sé. Ní dóigh
leis gur deineadh an feall mórán le cois uair an chloig sular
scrúdaigh sé í – leath i ndiaidh a naoi ar a luaithe.’‘Chambers, the medical lawyer, says that someone knocked
the stove poker on her forehead and when she was sitting at the table.
She fell on the floor. She shed a certain amount of blood but her hair
kept the mass [of it] inside. The warmth of life was not fully ebbed
when Chambers arrived on the site at half past eleven. She was killed
instantly. He does not think that the treacherous deed was done much
more than an hour before he examined her – half past nine at the
earliest.priocaire poker m sorn furnace, stove m ar chill back [?] sil Drip, drop, trickle; hang down; fall folt Hair (of head); (pl.) locks, tresses m meall ball, globe; lump, mass tráigh ebb; abate, subside láthair Place, spot; site, location f toirt mass, volume; form, shape; body f ar an toirt on the spot, immediately feall Deceit, treachery; let-down, failure f - ‘B’fhéidir nach raibh rún ag an té a chnag í, í a mharú?”Buille fuarchúiseach tomhaiste, a buaileadh uirthi.’
‘Fuair sibh an priocaire anseo taobh lei?’‘Nuair a d’aimsigh Charlotte Lehane an corpán, chuaigh sí ar
a glúine ina aice chun gníomh croíbhrú a rá ina cluais. Cuid den
oiliúint Chaitiliceach é sin?’Perhaps the one who hit her had no intention of killing her?
‘A cold measured blow hit her’
‘Did you find the poker here next to her? ‘
‘When Charlotte Lehane found the body, she went on her knees
beside her to say an act of contrition in her ear. Is that
part of Catholic upbringing?’rún mystery, secret; intention, purpose m fuarchúiseach Cool, imperturbable; Chilly, frigid tomhais Measure; weigh, gauge, estimate gníomh (Act of) doing, performing; working, exercising m croíbhrú contrition m oiliúint Nutrition, nourishment;
Nurture, upbringing,
fostering care; Training, coachingf - ‘Dhéanfainn féin an chuisle a bhrath i dtosach, ach lean ort.”Ní túisce an phaidir ráite aici ná gur tháinig sceimhle uirthi.
Shamhlaigh sí an dúnmharfóir a bheith sa timpeall i gcónaí. Rug
sí ar an bpriocaire. Bhí sí mearaithe, a deir sí. Rith sí síos an
lána, fuil ar a sciorta agus an uirlis á bagairt aici, gur shroich sí
Bóthar Rath Maonais. Thit sí i bhfanntais ag an gcoirnéal agus í
ag fógairt ar dhaoiné fios a chur ar shagart.’
‘Nior théip an tuathal ar Charlotte bhocht riamh.’‘Tá an t-ádh léi go bhfaca tusa X ar maidin. Níl aon chur
amach ag éinne eile air.’
‘I myself would check the pulse first, but continue.’
‘No sooner had she said the prayer than terror came over her.
She imagined the murderer to be still around. She took the poker.
She was confused, she said. She ran down the lane, blood on her skirt
brandishing the tool, until she reached Rathmines Road. She fell
in a faint at the corner calling for a person to inform a priest.’‘Poor Charlotte never failed to blunder.’
‘She’s lucky that you saw X this morning. Nothing was reported
by anyone else.’cuisle vein; pulse f brath Perception, feeling; Spying,
betrayal; Expectation, intentionm túisce Sooner, rather; first sceimhle raid, foray; terror m mearaigh Derange, distract; bewilder, confuse sciorta skirt m uirlis Tool, implement f bagairt threat f fanntais Faint, swoon; fainting-fit f
D’fhéach an tAthair Pádraig thart ar an gcistin.‘Nár fhág sé rian ina dhiaidh?’
‘Tá méarlorg, nach eol dúinn cé rinne é – b’fhéidir gurbh e X
é’ – ar ghloine. Bhí dhá ghloine ar an mbord agus seiris iontu,
méarlorg Nellie ar cheann acu agus ar an mbuidéal, lorg X ar an
gceann eile. Ní le Pinkerton é. Tá méarlorg X ar an bpriocaire
freisin cé go bhfuil sé smeartha go maith ag Charlotte.’Lig an Duinníneach osna bheag faoisimh agus an rópa cnáibe
á bhaint aige de mhuinéal ramhar Charlotte.‘ ‘Bhfuil aon tuairim ag John Pinkerton cérbh e X?’
‘Níl.’
‘Cá bhfuil John faoi lathair?’Father Patrick looked around the kitchen.
‘Didn’t he leave a trace behind?’
‘There is a fingerprint, we do not know who made it – perhaps
it was X – on a glass. There were two glasses on the table
with sherry in them, Nellie’s fingerprint on one and on the
bottle, X ‘s on the other. It does not belong to Pinkerton.
The poker has a fingerprint of X although it is well smeared
by Charlotte.’
Dineen let out a sigh of relief and removed the hemp rope from
Charlotte’s fat neck,
‘Does John Pinkerton have any idea who X is?’
‘No.’
‘Where is John at present?’rian course, path; Mark, trace, track m eol = eolas knowledge seiris sherry f smear Smear, daub; smudge, smirch; grease osna sigh f faoiseamh relief m gs faoisimh cnáib hemp f gs cnáibe - ‘Fillte ar an lóistin a bíodh aige, le Mary Doyle, roimh
phósadh do; é faoi chúram dochtúra. Croí lag aige agus
baineadh turraing as. Bhí sé sa bheistrí le Fr. Merrigan i ndiaidh
Aifrinn nuair a tharla an hurla harla[??] ar chúinne Lána na Smear
agus gur rith duine éigin isteach ag lorg sagairt. Amach leis an
mbeirt acu. Bhí Charlotte rompu, sínte, fuilteach agus an
priocaire ó 22 taobh léi. Thit Pinkerton i bhfanntais. Lena
cheart a thabhairt dó, tháinig sé chuige féin go tapaidh[?] agus
shiúil sé linn go dtí an teach mar ar aimsíomar an corpán …
Ghlacamar leis i dtosach gur éirigh idir na mná. Is de réir a
chéile a thángamar [tháinig muid] ar an eolas faoi X.’Returned to his former lodgings, with Mary Doyle, before he married;
he is under the care of a doctor. He had a weak heart and received a shock.
He was in the vestry with Fr. Merrigan after Mass. He was in the vestry
with Fr. Merrigan when the hubbud[?] happened on the corner of Blackberry Lane and
someone ran in looking for a priest. Out with both of them. Charlotte
was before them, sprawling, bloody, with the poker from 22 beside her.
Pinkerton fell in a faint. To give him his due, he came to quickly and
he walked with us to the house where we found the body … We
assumed at first that the women quarreled. We gradually came to know about X.cúram Care, responsibility m lag weak turraing rush, dash; attack, onslaught;
Thrust, push;
prop; Lurch, stumble; fall
Calamity, grief; shockf beistrí vestry m urla Lock of hair, forelock; Butt, end (of shaft);
haft, handle; eaves [of house]m arla cúinne corner; angle, nook m sín Make taut, straighten fanntais Faint, swoon; fainting-fit f tapa Quick, ready, active glac take, accept; assumes de réir a chéile gradually - Ní fhaca mé ach a dhroim,’ arsa an Duinníneach. Bhí an
cóta a bhí air, sontasach. Thugas ribí geala faoi ndeara ar
chathaoir in aice leis an doras sa seomra suí … B’fhéidir gurbh
fhiú féachaint an snáithín de shaghas éigin atá iontu.’‘Déanfar san.’
‘Ar goideadh aon ní?’
‘Nior aimsíomar aon airgead sa teach. Bheifeá ag súil go
mbeadh airgead éigin i mbosca an aráin nó lena cuid stocaí, nó
in áit éigin.’
‘Í only saw his back,’ said Dineen. ‘The coat he wore was remarkable.
I noticed bright hairs on a chair near the door in the living room …
It may be worthwhile to look at [some] sort of fiber in them’
‘That will be done.’
‘Was anything stolen?’‘We did not find any money in the house. You would expect there would be
some money in the bread box or his socks, or somewhere.’suntas Notice, attention m ribe (Single) hair m pl ribí - ‘Cén chaoi a raibh sí gléasta?”Fallaing sheomra os cionn éadai oíche. Ba nós léi an obair tí
a dhéanamh ar maidin roimh ghléasadh, deir Pinkerton.’
‘Seomra leapa an duine acu,’ arsa an Sáirsint agus iad ag dul
in airde staighre.Bhí seomra Pinkerton chomh néata, lom le cillín manaigh.
‘Thógamar linn a chuid éadai chun mionscrúdú a dhéanamh
orthu.’‘How was she dressed?’
‘Dressing gown over night clothes. She usually did the housework
in the morning before dressing, Pinkerton says.’
‘The bedroom of one of them,’ said the Sergeant as they went upstairs.
Pinkerton’s room was as neat and bare as a monk’s cell.
‘We took his clothes with us for a detailed examination of them.’gléasta Glazed, polished, glossy, shining; Equipped; (well-) dressed Fallaing sheomra dressing-gown gléasadh Adjustment, equipment, preparation; Get-up, attire m cillín cell m manach monk m gs manaigh mionscrúdú Minute examination, close scrutiny m - D’fhéach an Duinníneach thart ar sheomra Nellie Pinkerton.
Bhí bláthanna móra dearga ar an bpáipéar falla, ar na cuirtiní, ar
an gcuilt leapa. Ar an matal, bhí an t-aon ghrianghraf a bhí
feicthe aige sa teach go dtí sin. Portráid di féin, ina brídeach,
glactha i stiúdio faoin gcathair. ‘All my love, John’ ar a chúl.
D’fhéachadar ar an bportráid.‘Ní raibh sí sciamhach,’ arsa an Duinníneach.
‘Bhí sí cuid mhaith níos sine ná Pinkerton. Nuair a phósadar,
rinneadar araon uachtanna agus thógadar amach polasaithe
árachais i bhfábhar a chéile. Tá an t-ádh le Pinkerton gur eol
duinn go raibh X ar an láthair.’Dineen looked around Nellie Pinkerton’s room. There were big red flowers
on the wallpaper, on the curtains, on the bed quilt. On the mantelpiece was
the only photo he had seen in the house until then. Portrait of herself as a bride,
taken in a studio in the city. ‘All my love, John’ on its back. They looked at
the portrait.
‘Wasn’t she beautiful?’ said Dineen.
‘She was much older than Pinkerton. When they got married, they both made wills
and took out insurance policies in favor of each other. Pinkerton is lucky that
we know that X was at the scene.’matal Mantelpiece m sciamhach beautiful araon both uacht will, testament f pl uachtanna polasaí policy m pl polasithe láthair Place, spot; site, location f - ‘Caithfear X a chur san áireamh, ceart go leor.”Is trua nach féidir leat cur síos níos fearr a dhéanamh air.”Ón spéis a bhí ag Charlotte ann, shamhlóinn go mbeadh a
fhios aici cé mhéid faithní atá ar a phus.’‘Nil cruinneas súl aici. Fear téagartha, hata dorcha agus cóta
geal air. Sin uile.’D’fhágadar uimhir a fiche dó.
‘An dtiocfaidh tú liom tigh Mhary Doyle, thuas in aice leis
an leabharlann, féachaint an bhfuil John Pinkerton tagtha
chuige féin, arsa Balfe.‘X must be taken into account, OK’
‘It’s a pity you can’t describe him better.’
‘From Charlotte’s interest in him, I would imagine she would
know how many warts are on his mouth.’
‘Her eyesight is not accurate. Stout man, dark hat and a white coat. That’s all,’
They left number twenty two.‘Will you come with ‘me Mary Doyle’s house, up next to the library,
see if John Pinkerton has come to himself?’ said Balfe.áireamh Count(ing), enumeration; census; arithmetic; number m faithne wart m pl faithní pus (Protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout m cruinneas Exactness, accuracy m téagartha Substantial, stout, bulky geal bright, white - ‘Téimis ann. Cén insint atá ag John ar ar dhein sé ar maidin?’
‘Déan tusa é a cheistiú. Uaireanta bíonn rudaí le foghlaim ón
athinsint.’‘Nior mhaith liom é. Bheadh eagla orm nach ndéanfadh sé
idirdhealú idir Pádraig bleachtaire agus Pádraig sagart.’‘Let’s go there. What is John telling us about what he did this morning? ‘
‘Question him yourself. Sometimes there are things to learn from retelling.’
‘I would be afraid that he would not distinguish between detective Patrick
and priest Patrick.’athinsint retelling; paraphrase f idirdhealú Differentiation, discrimination, distinction m - ‘Bíodh agat,’ arsa an Sáirsint agus é ábhairín crosta. ‘De réir a
thuairisce, d’éirigh John Pinkerton ag ceathrú i ndiaidh a sé
agus chuaigh sé síos chun an eaglais a oscailt d’Aifreann a
seacht. D’fhill sé ar an teach thart ar fiche i ndiaidh a hocht. Bhí
tae, canta aráin agus ubh beirithe ag Nellie agus aige féin sa
chistin ag a leath i ndiaidh a naoi. D’fhág sé í agus í i mbun na
ngréithre. Bhí sí gléasta ina fallaing sheomra, mar a bhí sí ar
ball, nuair a fuarthas marbh í. D’fhág sé an teach ag fiche chun a
deich nó mar sin. Chonaic tú féin ag imeacht é. Ghlaoigh Charlotte air
agus chuir sí moill air.’‘Have it [your way],’ said the Sargeant somewhat annoyed. ‘According
to his account, John Pinkerton rose at a quarter past six and went
down to open the church for Mass at seven. He returned to the house
about twenty past eight. Nellie and he had tea, a chunk of bread and
a boiled egg in the kitchen at half past nine. He left her with the
dishes. She was dressed in her dressing gown, as she was later,
when she was found dead. He left the house at twenty to ten or so.
You saw him leave yourself. Charlotte called him and delayed him. ‘ábhairín little matter; somewhat crosta Fractious; troublesome, difficult tuairisc information, tidings; account of whereabouts canta chunk m canta Nice; neat, pretty gréithe Valuables, Ornaments, trinkets; Presents;
Ware; crockery, delfFallaing sheomra dressing-gown ar ball a while ago moill Delay; stop, hindrance f - ‘D’iarr sí air stuif don aonach saothair a iompar chuig halla
an pharóiste di.’‘Bhuail sé clog an Aifrinn ag deich chun a deich. Ansin
dheasaigh sé na bláthanna agus na cártaí éAifrinn ar an gcónra
agus d’fháiltigh se roimh mhuintir an mhairbh. Chuaigh sé
isteach sa bheistrí chun cuidiú leis an Athair Merrigan éide an
Aifrinn a chur air féin, ach bhí seisean feistithe cheana féin,
Thug Pinkerton beart Charlotte sall chuig an halla. D’fhill sé ar
an eaglais, ábhairín mall don Aifreann. Ina dhiaidh, chuaigh sé
isteach sa bheistrí chun an éide a fhilleadh. Bhí sé ansin lé
Fr. Merrigan nuair a tháinig tuairisc go raibh Charlotte Lehane
ar an mbóthar amuigh agus í i ndroch-chaoi.’‘Tá John ag teacht chuige féin,’ arsa Mary Doyle agus í ag
fáiltiú isteach rompu. ‘D’ól se babhla anraithe ar ball beag agus
ligfidh mé do éiri nuair a bheidh an tine ar lasadh i gceart.’‘She asked him to carry stuff for the job fair to the parish hall for her.’
‘He rang the Mass bell at ten to ten. He then arranged the flowers and mass cards
on the coffin and he welcomed the family of the dead. He went into the vestry to
help Father Merrigan put on the Mass vestments, but he was already vested,
Pinkerton brought Charlotte’s bundle across to the parish hall.
He returned to the church, a little late for Mass. Afterwards, he went
into the vestry to fold the vestments. He was then with Fr. Merrigan when
a report came that Charlotte Lehane was on the road outside and in a
bad way’
‘John is coming to himself,’ said Mary Doyle as she welcomed them. ‘He drank
a bowl of soup a while ago and I will let you go up when the fire is properly lit.’saothar Work, labour; toil, exertion; stress, effort m deasaigh Dress, attire, prepare; Settle in position,
adjust; Direct, pointcónra coffin f fáiltigh Be glad, rejoice; Welcome cuidiú Help, assistance m éide Clothes, clothing; garment(s); Distinctive dress;
vestment(s), livery, uniformf feistigh Arrange, adjust, trim;
Fasten, secure; moorcheana Already; Beforehand; … beart bundle m sall To the far side, over, across babhla bowl m anraith soup, broth m ar ball a while ago - Beainín bheag leicthe chaite a bhí inti ach bhí luisne ina
leicne agus gile ina súile.‘Nior thug Nellie Pinkerton aire cheart dó in aon chor. Bean
leithleasach shaoistiúil ab ea í. Cé gur trua liom ar tharla di,
nílim chun ligint orm féin go bhfuilim croíbhriste ina diaidh. Ní
raibh lá suaimhnis ag John bocht ón uair ar phós sé í.’‘Is feosachán ceart é John Pinkerton, ach tá mealladh na
mban ann, ar chuma éigin,’ arsa an Sáirsint nuair a d’imigh Mrs.
Doyle lena rá leis an othar go mbeadh cuairteoirí chuige.Bhí Pinkerton suite aniar sa leaba agus seál thart air.
She was a small and delicated little woman, but her cheeks glowed and her
eyes were bright.
‘Nellie Pinkerton did not take proper care of him at all. She was
a selfish bossy woman. Although it’s a pity what happened to her,
I am not pretending to be heartbroken myself afterwards. Poor John
has not had a day of rest since he married her. ‘
‘John Pinkerton is truly a wizened man, but there is the attraction
of women, somehow,’ said the Sergeant when Mrs. Doyle left to tell
the patient he would have visitors.
Pinkerton was sitting back in bed with a shawl around him.Beainín little woman léicthe = leice Sickly, delicate luisne Blush, glow leicne = leaca cheek gile Whiteness, brightness f aire Care, attention f Thug sí aire cheart do páistí she took proper care of the children in aon chor at all lig let, allow, permit lig ar Allow to rest, to fall on, …, let on, pretend suaimhneas Peace, tranquillity; quietness, rest m feosachán Shrivelled, wizened, person m mealladh Beguilement, allurement, enticement; Deception; disappointment m othar invalid, patient m seál shawl m
‘Tromluí atá orm,’ ar seisean. ‘Dúiseoidh mé ar ball beag. Ní
chreidim nach beo do Nellie.’‘Ar dhein tú do mhachnamh ar an gceist sin a chuireas ort ar
ball beag?’‘Cérbh é an cuairteoir? Tá m’intinn a chíoradh agam gan
staonadh. Ach gur shuigh Nellie chun boird leis, déarfainn gur
bhris gadaí isteach sa teach. Murarbh é leasdeartháir Nellie a
bhí ann? . . .’‘Nior luaigh tú cheana é.’
‘I am having a nightmare,’ he said. ‘I will wake up soon. I
cannot believe that Nellie is not alive.’
‘Have you considered that question I asked you a little while ago? ‘
‘Who was the visitor? I have been examining my mind without a stop.
But that Nellie sat down to table with him, I would say a thief
broke into the house. Was it not Nellie’s stepbrother?’
‘You did not mention him before.’Tromluí nightmare m machnamh Wonder; Reflection, contemplation m cíoradh Combing; discussion, examination; Hair-pulling; quarrelling m staonadh abstention; cessation, stop; restraint, check m leasdeartháir stepbrother m luaigh mention, cite cheana Already; Beforehand; … - ‘Anois beag a chuimhníos air. Nil aon aithne agam air. Ní
heol dom é a bheith in Éirinn. Luaigh Nellie uair amháin liom
é, sular phósamar. Leasdeartháir san Astráil. Ní labhrítí faoi.
Mac raithní a hathar. Shíl sí é a bheith caillte. Agus í óg,
thagadh sé chuig an teach – an teach céanna, 22, teach a
muintire – é ólta agus ag éileamh airgid. Bhíodh eagla uirthi
roimhe.’‘I have little memory of him now. I do not know him. I did
not know he was in Ireland. Nellie once mentioned him to me,
before we got married. Stepbrother in Australia. We did not talk [past hab]
about about him. Her father’s fern [illegitimate?] son. She thought he was dead.
When she was young, he used to come to the house – the same house, 22,
her family house – he was drunk and demanding money. She was afraid of him.raithneach fern, bracken f gs raithní éileamh claim, demamd m - ‘Nach ndéarfadh sí leat é, dá mbeadh sé fillte?”B’fhéidir nár mhaith léi é a rá liom, ar eagla go n-ionsóinn é.
Dá mbeadh sé ag cur isteach ar Nellie, ní mé an fear a ghlacfadh
lena leithéid!’Chuir sé racht casachtaí de agus shéid sé a shrón go dásachtach.
‘Wouldn’t she tell you, if he returned?’
‘Perhaps she didn’t want to tell me, for fear I would attack him.
If he would be bothering Nellie, I’m not the man who would accept that!’
He had a fit of coughing and he blew his nose furiously.ionsaigh advance upon, attack m cuir isteach Put in, Place in cuir isteach ar dhuine to interfere with, to inconvenience s.o.; to interrupt s.o. racht casachtaí paroxysm of coughing séid blow v dásachtach Daring, audacious; Mad, furious - ‘An mbeidh sibh in ann a fháil amach ar fhill an
leasdeartháir?’ ar seisean.‘Cinnte,’ arsa an Sáirsint, ‘ach b’fhearr nach bhfillfeá ar 22 go
dtí go mbeidh a fhios againn an bhfuil sé sa timpeall no nach
bhfuil.’‘Ní fhillfidh mé riamh ar 22.’ ar seisean agus creathán ina Sure,
‘Will you be able to find out if the stepbrother returned?’ he said.
‘Sure,’ said the Sergeant, ‘but you better not go back to 22
until we know whether he is around or not.
‘I will never return to 22.’ he said with a tremble in his voice.
‘I could not.’ [cond.]
‘Courage!’ said the sergeant.creathán Tremble, quiver m - ‘Tá tae a réiteach agam do John,’ arsa Mrs. Doyle agus iad ag
imeacht. ‘An ólfaidh sibh cupán?’Chuaigh sé i gcoinne phrionsabail an Duinninigh diúltú don
chupán, ach scuab an Sáirsint chun siúil é agus deifir air filleadh
ar an Stáisiún agus tús a chur le fiosruithe faoin leasdeartháir
Astrálach.‘I have tea prepared for John,’ said Mrs. Doyle as they departed.
‘Will you drink a cup? ‘
It went against the Dineen’s principles to refuse the cup,
but the Sergeant swept him away and hurried back to the Station
and began to inquire about the Australian stepbrother.prionsabal principle m coinne Tryst, appointment; expectation (of meeting) i gcoinne against diúltú Denial, refusal m scuab sweep deifir hurry f fiosrú inquiry m pl fiosrúithe - Léamh na peannaireachta. Ní raibh roinnt litreacha éasca le léamh.
- Athrú don litriú nua-litriú “(Changing to the new spelling)”
Women’s Christmas
Oíche Cinn an Dá Lá Dhéag (Twelfth Night )
Oidhche Cinn an Dá Lá Dhéag
An t-Oileán Draoidheachta
Bhí dhá fhadhb anseo:
Bhí an chéad fhadhb níos deacra. Tá go leor de na focail a bhfuil an seanlitriú
orthu sa bhfoclóir mór (Ó Dónaill) le ceangail acu leis na litriú nua-aimseartha.
| Gach aon seachtmhadh blian Oidhche Cinn A Dhá Lá Déag bíonn oileán draoidheachta le feiceál amach ins an bhfarraige mór in aice le Inis Mór in Árainn. Anuraidh (5-1-’38) chonnaic mé féin an t-oileán. Bíos féin i gach duine Mé féin an chéad dhuine a chonnaic an Oileán. Bhreathnuigh B’iongantach an t-amharc é bhí sé mar bheadh na milliún coinnle
|
Gach aon seachtú bliain Oíche Cinn[?] A Dhá Lá Déag bionn oileán draíochta le feiceáil amach san fharraige mhór in aice le hInis Mór ar Oileáin Árainn. Anuraidh (5-1-’38) chonnaic mé féin an t-oileán. Bíos féin i gach duine Mé féin an chéad duine a chonaic an tOileán. Bhreathnaigh B’iontach an t-amharc é bhí sé mar bheadh na milliún coinnle |
Gach aon seachtú bliain Oíche Chinn An Dá Lá Dhéag bíonn oileán draíochta le feiceáil amach ins an bhfarraige mhór in aice le Inis Mór in Árainn. Anuraidh (ar an 5ú Eanáir 1938) chonaic mé féin an t-oileán. Bhí mé féin is gach duine Mé fhéin an chéad duine a chonaic an t-oileán. Bhreathnaigh B’iontach an t-amharc é, bhí sé mar a bheadh na milliúin coinnle |
| suntas | notice, attention | m |
Notaí Faoi Scéal
| Tá uathachas trom ar mo dhara mac Thomas | My second son has severe autism | |
| Tá sé tríocha dó bliain d’aois anois | He is now thirty two years old | |
| Tá sé ina chónaí i dteach grúpa faoi chúram ceithre huaire is fiche gach lá | He lives in a group home with care twenty four hours every day | |
| Tá sé beagnach gan focail | He is almost without words | |
| Ní féidir leis labhairt i ndáiríre | ||
| Ní féidir leis glútan ná cáiséin a ithe ach oiread | ||
| D’fheicimis é gach Domhnach roimh Covid | ||
| Théimis go dtí an bialann Highland Grill i St. Paul | ||
| Tuigeann siad cad nach féidir leis a ithe | ||
| Bíonn bia suimiúil acu freisin. | They also have interesting food | |
| Ní raibh muid in ann é seo a dhéanamh ar feadh míonna fada tar éis Covid | We could not do this for many months after Covid came | |
| Níorbh fhéidir sin a dhéanamh go ceann i bhfad tar éis Covid | That was not possible for a long time after Covid | |
| D’athraigh na vacsaíní é seo ar deireadh | The vaccines finally changed this | |
| Chonaic muid é Dé Domhnaigh seo caite agus thugamar go dtí an bialann céanna é. | We saw him last Sunday and took him to the same restaurant | |
| Ní raibh slua ar bith sa bhialann | There was no crowd in the restaurant | |
| Bhí daoine ag caitheamh maisc nuair nach raibh siad ag ithe | People were wearing masks when not eating | |
| Mhothaigh sé sábháilte | It felt safe | |
| Caithfidh gach duine a bheith vacsaínithe | ||
| Bhí Tom an-sásta | Tom was very happy | |
| Tráthnóna maith a bhí ann | It was a good evening | |
| Déanfaimid é seo arís beagnach gach Domhnach | we will do this again almost every Sunday | |
| Ní féidir linn nuair a bhíonn muid as baile, ar ndóigh |
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 