An Seabhac
The Hawk

• Chroch sé suas é féin os cionn bruaich an haille faoi dhianruathar eitíll agus rinne sé ar mhór-airde na spéire, ag cur timpeall agus timpeall ar bhord fada, nó gur mhothaigh sé íochtair sreamacha na néall ag gabháil go fuar fliuch thar a dhroim. Isteach leis ansin caol díreach tríd an tír
  

  He lifted himself above the edge of the cliff edge flying[?] under a strong gust of wind and made for the great heights of the sky, going around and around a long border{?}, until he felt the drizzly bottom of the cloud cold and wet across his back. Enter it then straight through the country.

  bruach	Bank, brink; edge	m
  aill	Cliff, precipice	f gs aille
  dian	Intense, vehement; hard, severe
  ruathar	Rush, onrush, onset, attack	m
  eitil	Fly; flutter	v
  íochtar	Lower part, bottom	m gs nplíochtair
  sramach	Clammy; damp, drizzly; …
  néal	cloud	m

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Dúil
Desire

• Bhí naíonán fireann ag imirt le gligín ar an mbrat urláir, in aice le cathaoir ina raibh a mháthair suite agus í ag léamh leabhair. Chuir sé scairt mheidhreach as féin, gach uile uair a chuala sé an torann binn a tháinig as an deis tar éis a craite. Ansin thit an gligín as a lámha. Tugadh scathamh beag ar siúl é, trasna an urláir, ag sciorradh agus ag iompó. Thit an naíonán ar a bholg nuair a shin sé é féin amach roimhe, le breith ar an rud beag gleoite.
  

  A baby boy was playing with a little bell/rattle on the carpet, next to a chair where his mother was sitting and reading a book. He made a merry shout every time he heard the sweet noise that came from the right[deis??? hand] after its shaking. Then the bell fell from his hands. It was given a little while to walk, across the floor, slipping and turning. The baby fell onto his stomach as he reached out to grab the pretty little thing.

  Dúil	desire, expectation, hope; element (of creation), created thing, creature	f
  naíonán	infant	m
  fireann	Male; Manly, virile; Real, thorough
  gligín	Little bell, tinkler, rattle(r); Tinkle; Rattle-brained person	n
  scairt	Shout; call, summons; …	f
  meidhreach	Mirthful, merry, gay; frisky, sportive
  torann	noise	m
  binn	weet, melodious
  deis	Right hand; right-hand side; Suitable, convenient, position; facility; Proper condition	f
  croite	shaken
  scaitheamh	Space of time, while, spell	m
  sciorradh	Slip, slide, skid	m
  iompó = iompú	Turning, turn
  gleoite	Neat, pretty; lovely, charming, delightful

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Faoi Dheireadh Thiar Faoi Dheireadh Thiar – gníomh a do (tuilleadh)
At Long Last (continued)

• 
  MEAIG: Tá mé ag iarraidh a dhul in éineacht le Coilmin.
  MÁIRÍN: Seo i do leaba anois, a Mheaig, nó go socróidh tú sios, is ná cloisim focal eile as ceachtar agaibh.
  MEAIG: Ara muise, a bhundúin, ní thabharfaidh tú mo dhúshlánsa. Ach fan go dtiocfaidh Darach ar ais. Bainfidh sé sin fuil as na polláirí agat. (Cuireann sí an phluid ar a ceann.)
  MÁIRÍN: By dad, ach meas tú cén sórt folach bhíog í seo?
  JACKIE: (Ag cur a dhá lámh timpeall ar Mháirín): O,a Mháirín. (deep emotion)
  MÁIRÍN: Ná bí ag caoineadh, a Jackie
  JACKIE: D’inis mé an fhirinne dhó.
  MÁIRÍN: Oh Lord, is céard a tharla?
  

  MEAIG: I want to go with together with Coilmin.
  MÁIRÍN: This is your bed now, Meag, until you settle down, and I won’t hear another word from either of you.
  MEAIG: Ah indeed, you ass, you won’t challenge me. But wait until Darach comes back. He will get blood out of your nostrils. (She puts the blanket on her head.)
  MÁIRÍN: My dad, but what kind of hid-and-seek do you think this is?
  JACKIE: (Putting her arms around Máirín): Oh, Máirín
  MÁIRÍN: Don’t cry, Jackie.
  JACKIE: I told him the truth.
  MÁIRÍN: Oh Lord, what happened?

  ceachtar	Either, one or other of two; (with neg.) neither
  bundún	Fundament; bottom.	m
  dúshlán	Challenge, defiance	m
  polláire	Nostril; Button-hole	m
  pluid	blanket	f
  folach	Hiding, covering, concealment	m
  folach bíog	hide-and-seek

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