AN CHARRAIG DHUBH
The Black Rock

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  Bhí an taoille chomh íseal sin go raibh iomlán na carraige móire duibhe nochtaithe, síos go dtí an fheamainn dhearg lonrach a bhí crochta, mar bheadh cuirtín, amach ar aghaidh an íochtair tollta. Síos uaidh sin fós, i ndoimhneacht dorcha na mara, tháinig bodhar-thorann cráite ón uisce a bhí ag unfairt go leisciúil mall, sa bprochlais stóránach[??] a bhí gearrtha amach as an seanchloch ag neart feargach na dtonn ; ag bualadh agus ag bualadh gan sos, leis na mílte agus na mílte bliain.
  

  The tide was so low that the great black rock was completely exposed, down to the shiny red seaweed that hung, like a curtain, out in front of the hollow bottom. Down there from it still, in the dark depth of the sea, came a dull agonized noise from the water that was tossing lazily and slowly, in the ?? hollow that had been cut out of the old stone by the furious strength of the waves; beating and beating without rest, for thousands and thousands of years.

  taoille = taoide	tide
  nochtadh	Baring, exposure; disclosure, revelation; appearance	m
  feamainn	seaweed	f
  lonrach	Bright, shining, luminous; brilliant, resplendent
  íochtar	Lower part, bottom	m
  toll	Bore, pierce, perforate
  doimhneacht	depth	f
  bodhar	deaf; dull
  torann	noise	m
  cráite	Agonized, tormented, grieved
  únfairt	(Act of) wallowing; (act of) rolling, tossing, about	f
  prochóg	Hole, den, cave; hollow	f
  feargach	angry
  sos	Rest, cessation; pause, interval; respite	m

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An Seabhac (tuilleadh)
The Hawk (continued)

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  Sin é an uair a thosnaigh an seabhac fireann ag déanamh gaisce go rícheart ; an bodach leitheadach ag siúl go basach anonn agus anall ar an gcarraig fhuilteach ; cnámha nochtaithe faoi chois agus screamhóga de chraiceann tirim greamaithe den chloch agus mealltracha beaga aisig curtha i dtaisce ar storráin le n-ithe arís ; bréanbholadh uafásach ag líonadh an aeir thart timpeall ar uachais an mharfóra. Níor léir dé siúd ach áilleacht san áit damanta. Bhí a anam barbartha lan le áthas agus ríméad, faoi bheith ag comhlíonadh iomláin an dualgais ceaptha amach dhó ag a nádúir. [d.l. 20]
  

  That was when the male hawk began to do true feats; the broad lad walking flatfooteldy to and fro on the bloody rock; bones exposed underfoot and flakes of dry skin stuck to the stone and small lumps put on projections to be eaten later; a terrible stench filled the air around the killer’s lair. He only saw beauty in the damned place. His barbaric soul was filled with joy and delight, at having fully fulfilled the duty set out for him by his nature.

  gaisce	Arms, weapons; martial equipment; Feat (of arms); prowess (in arms); Boasting, bravado; showing off, swank.	m
  rí-	Royal, kingly, majestic; (Intensifying) Exceedingly, very, ultra-
  bodach	Churl, lout	m
  leitheadach	Broad, wide
  basach = bosach	Bladed; Flat-footed
  nocht	Bare, strip, uncover	v
  screamhóg	crust, flake	f
  tirim	dry
  greamaigh	Attach, fix, fasten; make fast, secure
  mealltracha	balls, globes; lumps, masses
  aiseag	Restoration, restitution	m
  taisce	store, treasure, hoard	f
  storrán = starrán	Projection, jag; Fit, frenzy	m
  uachais	Burrow, cavity; lair, den	f
  damanta	damned
  léir	Clear, lucid; distinct, explicit; clear-headed, clever
  dé	Smoke; Puff, breath; glimmer	f
  áthas	Joy, gladness	m
  ríméad	Gladness; joyous pride	m
  comhlíonadh	fulfilment; Performance, observance; Completion; Satisfaction, requital.	m
  dualgas	Natural right, due; customary fee or reward; duty	m

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

• 
  TAIMÍN: Thug tú do dheargéitheach.
  COILMÍN: Nach tú fhéin a dhíbir é, ag ceapadh gur cheart dhó aithris a dhéanamh ort, dhá choinneail ag sclábhaiocht ó dhubh go dubh is ó bhliain go bliain. Nach bhfeicinn an flashlamp leagtha ar an iomaire agat is tú ag iarraidh a bheith ag cur cupla iomaire fataí théis do lá oibre.
  TAIMÍN: Ní raibh lá ar bith sách fada dhomsa, ní hé fearacht go leor eile é.
  COILMÍN: Rófhada atá siad anois dhuit. Róbharainneach a bhí tú, a Taimin. Chuile phunt brúite síos i sparán agat agus ruóg air a bhí chomh fáiscthe le tóin lachan.
  TAIMÍN: Ba é mo chuid fhéin é.
  COILMÍN: Cén mhaith an deabhail dhuit é anois? Rinne tú éagóir ar do mhac dhá fhágáil ar phócaí folamh. Is minic a thug mise luach deoch do do mhac.

  TAIMÍN: You gave an utter falsehood.
  COILMÍN: Didn’t you yourself drive him out, thinking he should imitate you, two detained in slavery from dawn to dusk and from year to year. Don’t you see the flashlight placed on the ridge you have when you are tryimg to plant a ridges of potatoes after your work day.
  TAIMÍN: No day was long enough for me, unlike so many others.
  COILMÍN: They are too long now. You were too thrifty, Taimín. Every pound pressed down in your purse and the purse-string on in as tight as a duck’s butt.
  TAIMÍN: It was my own.
  COILMÍN: What the devil good is it to you now? You did your son wrong leaving him with empty pockets. I often gave your son the price of a drink.

  maintenance; retention; detention

  deargéitheach	Utter falsehood	m
  díbir	Drive out, banish, expel
  aithris	Narrate, recite; imitate
  coinneáil		f
  iomaire	ridge
  sách	Full, sated, satisfied; Sufficiently, enough
  fearacht	Like, as, in the manner of
  barainneach	Thrifty; careful, parsimonious
  brúite	Pressed, crushed
  ruóg	Waxed cord; Tanned cord
  fáiscthe	Squeezed, compressed; Tightened, tight; Well-knit; compact; Trim, tidy; neatly dressed
  éagóir	Injustice, wrong; unfairness, inequity	f

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

• 
  MEAIG: Is that you, Lily a leana? Lily? Come here to Mamó and give me my clothes is grá mo chroí thú. Ach cén deabhal stodam atá inniu ort? Lily? (De scread.) Come here, a bhitch! . . . Come here a deirim … Scread mhaidne ar do chuid spreangaidi caola. Put down the kettle is déan dhá bhlogam tae, a leana… Lily… Lily? Come here to Mamó a deirim … Ná raibh tú [d.l. 68] ar choinleach an fhómhair, muis, a scubaidin bhradach, ag imeacht is t’imleacán??] leis. Ach cá bhfágfá é is an bhriogaill de mháthair atá agat! Ag cur corannaí ina tóin is airde péint uirthi. Lily? A, muise, tiocfaidh tú aríst nuair atá airgead ag teastáil uait. Ach tabharfaidh mise maide ar airdín a chúil dhuit.
  

  MEAIG: Is that you, Lily child? Lily? Come here to Grandma and give me my clothes you are the love of my heart. But what devilish huffiness are you today? Lily? (With a scream) Come here, bitch! . . . Come here I say. A morning scream your spindle-shanks. Put down the kettle and make two cups of tea, child. Lily… Lily? Come here to Grandma I say…. You were not on the autumn harvest stubble, indeed, you little theiving hussy leaving and with your navel with him. But where would you leave him and the irritable mother you have! Putting crowns in her and paint on her highest backside. Lily? Ah, indeed, you will come again when you need money. But I’ll give you a stick to beat your back.

  stodam	Huff, huffiness	m
  Scread mhaidne	confound
  spreangaide	Long thin limb	f
  blogam = bolgam	mouthful, cup of tea between meals	m
  coinleach	Stubble; stubble-field	m
  scubaid	hussy	f
  bradach	Thief, plunderer	m, a
  bhriogaill = briogaid	Touchy, irritable, person	f
  cúl	back [of something]
  cúil	corner	f
  airdín	????

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

• 
  MÁIRÍN: An mí-adh mór a stór… ‘Grá mo chroí thú, a Mháirín.’ B’in é an focal deiridh a dúirt sé isteach i mo chluais. Muid ag pógadh a chéile sa gcarr théis a bheith ag damhsa sa Seapoint — ní raibh aon chead a dhul níos faide sul má bheifeá pósta ag an am sin. Muid ag cogarnaíl go [d.l. 61] grámhar i gcluasa a chéile, ag gealladh gur in ascaillí a chéile a chaithfeadh muid an chuid eile dar saol. Ní hé an chaoi ar iarr sé orm an bpósfainn é ach gur shocraigh an bheirt againn le chéile go raibh sé in am againn bualadh faoin saol théis cheithre bliana a chaitheamh ag cuirtéireacht. Éanlaith an aeir a mheabhraigh dhúinn go raibh sé ina bhreacadh lae sul má d’fhág sé slán agam. Bhí sé théis carr nua a cheannacht agus muid ag samhlú go raibh bóthar an tsaoil chomh fada leis an tsíoraiocht amach romhainn, ach ni raibh an tsíoraiocht i bhfad ó bhaile. Bhí cupla deoch ólta aige ach níor mheas mé go raibh stró ar bith air, marar ina chodladh a thit sé. “Grá mo chroí thú, a Mháirín,” an focal deiridh a duirt sé. Maraíodh ar an mbealach abhaile é. Ag casadh Aíll na Caróige. D’imigh sé den bhóthar. Bunoscionn a fritheadh é fhéin is an carr ar maidin.
  

  MÁIRÍN: A great misfortune, my dear… ‘My heart loves you, Máirín.’ It was the last word he said into my ear. We were kissing each other in the car, after dancing in Seapoint — There was no permission to go further than that before you were married at that time. We were whispering lovingly in each other’s ears, promising that we would spend the rest of our lives in each other’s arms. It wasn’t the way he asked me to marry him, but that the two of us agreed together that it was time for us to meet life ogether after spending four years courting. Birds of the air reminded us that it was daybreak before he left me. It was after buying a new car and we imagined that the road of life before us was as long as eternity, but eternity was not far from home. He had a couple of drinks but I don’t think he was stressed at al, if he had not fallen asleep. “You are the love of my heart, Máirín,” the last word he said. He was killed on the way home. Turning the Cliff of the Crow. He went off the road. He and the car were found upside down in the morning.

  cogarnaíl	cogarnach1, f. (gs. -aí). 1.
  grámhar	Loving, tender, affectionate; Lovable, amiable.
  ascaill	armpit	f
  éanlaith	birds, fowl	f
  meabhraigh	Commit to memory; remember; Recall, remind ….
  breacadh an lae	daybreak
  samhlú	Imagination, fancy	m
  síoraíocht	eternity	f
  meas	Estimate, value, judge; deem, consider	v, m
  stór	Store; Stock, provision; Abundance; treasure	m
  stró	Stress, exertion;
  aill	Cliff, precipice	f
  caróg	crow	f gs caróige
  Bunoscionn	Upside down

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Faoi Dheireadh Thiar Faoi Dheireadh Thiar – gníomh a do
At Long Last

• GNÍOMH 2 (Act 2)

  
  JACKIE isteach le trádaire rice cakes srl. agus MAIRIN trasna agus amach an taobh eile ag baint di miotóga rubair níocháin agus ag fail réidh le deiseanna níocháin.

  JACKIE: Cupán tae anois is na cosa a shíneadh go fóilleach.
  MÁIRÍN: Beidh mé leat anois ar an bpointe.
  JACKIE: Buíochas le Mac Dé go bhfuil sé sin déanta. Tá an oiread urláir le niochán sa teach seo is go maródh sé capall.
  (MAIRIN ar ais le mala mór bronntanas.)
  MÁIRÍN: Cuirfidh mé na bronntanais faoin gcrann ar dtus. Beidh siad chomh excited le gasúir ar maidin.
  JACKIE: Is[?] an bhfuair tú bronntanas do chuile dhuine acu?
  MÁIRÍN: Ara, underwear is stocaí is rudaí beaga do na créatuir nach bhfuil aon duine ag teacht chomh fada leo. Caithfidh mé an treabhsar seo a ghiorrú cupla orlach do Taimín sul má chuirfeas mé sa bparcel é.
  JACKIE: An ndéanfaidh mé an tae anois?

  JACKIE enters with a tray of rice cakes, etc. and MÁIRÍN crosses and comes out the other side taking off her rubber washing gloves and preparing the washing supplies.

  JACKIE: Now a cup of tea and a stretch of the legs for a while.
  MÁIRÍN: I’ll be with you in a moment.
  JACKIE: Thank the son of God this is done. The amount of floors to wash in this house would kill a horse.
  (MÁIRÍN is back with a big bag of presents.)
  MÁIRÍN: I will put the presents under the tree first. They will be as excited as children in the morning.
  JACKIE: [?]Did you get a gift for each of them?
  MÁIRÍN: Here, underwear and socks and little things for the dears that no one is coming this far for. I need to shorten these trousers a couple of inches for Taimín before I put them in the parcel.
  JACKIE: Shall I make the tea now?

  tráidire	tray	m
  níochán	(Act of) washing; wash, laundry	m
  síneadh	Stretching, stretch; extension, prolongation	m

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Faoi Dheireadh Thiar (tuilleadh)
At Long Last (continued)

• 
  MEAIG: (a glór ag briseadh): Ní bheinn ag cur trioblóide ar aon duine marach gur imigh an siúl uaim.
  MÁIRÍN: Amach ag ól deoch atá sé a dhul. Beidh sé ar ais faoi cheann uair an chloig. (Nod do Dharach.)
  MEAIG: Go sábhalá Dia ar bhóthar is ar bhealach thú, a leana. Mionnaigh dhom anois nach bhfágfaidh tú anseo mé.
  (Darach i sáinn.)
  MÁIRÍN: ní fhágfaidh sé. Is beag an baol air. (Nod eile. Téann Darach i dtreo an lucht féachana go brónach.) Déan eadra breá codlata anois, maith an bhean, is ní aithneoidh tú thú fhéin nuair a dhúiseos tú. (Ag brú cathaoir Mheaig go dtí taobh na leapan.) Beidh tú breá compóirteach sa leaba seo anois, a Mheaig.
  MEAIG: (uaill agus ag bagairt le maide): Nil mé ag dul in aon leaba ná deabhal fad mo choise! Coinnigi amach uaim.

  MEAIG (her voice breaking): I wouldn’t be making trouble for anyone unless they walked away from me/if only U could walk.
  MÁIRÍN: He is going out for a drink. He’ll be back in an hour. (Nods to Darach.)
  MEAIG: May God protect you on your journey and path, my child. Swear to me now that you won’t leave me here.
  MÁIRÍN: He won’t leave. There’s little danger to him. (Another nod. Darach walks towards the audience sadly.) Have a good sleeping time, good woman, and you won’t recognize yourself when you wake up. (Pushing Meaig’s chair to the side of the bed.) You will be very comfortable in this bed now, Meaig.
  MEAIG (wailing and threatening with a stick): I am not going to bed nor anywhere farther than the length of my leg. Keep away from me!

  Mionnaigh	swear
  uaill	Wail; howl, yell; Light-headed, scatter-brained, person; vain person; Vanity, pride.	f
  bagairt	thbreat	f
  maide	Stick, bar, beam	m

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