An Buille
The Blow
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Nuair a stad an carr amach ar aghaidh na feirme sráide, dúirt a athair le Neidín an geata mor iarainn d’oscailt.“Deifir,” adeir sé go borb leis an ngasúr, a bhí ag déanamh a bhealaigh go cúthail faiteach amach as an gcarr. “Cé an fáth an diabhail nach féidir leat thú féin a chorrú go misniúil mar dhéanfadh gasúr breá santach? Nĺl ionat ach slíomadóir.”
When the car stopped in front of the farm street, his father told Neidín to open the big iron gate.
“Hurry,” he says harshly to the boy, who was making his way shyly and timidly out of the car. “Why the devil can’t you bestir yourself cheerfully, like a fine, eager lad would? You’re nothing but a flatterer.”
borb Fierce, violent; rude; harsh cúthail Bashful, shy faiteach Fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy corraigh Move, stir misniúil Courageous; Hopeful, cheerful santach Covetous, avaricious; Intensely eager slíomadóir Smooth, flattering, hypocritically friendly, person m
