Brady sighed,but he gave the appropriate direction to a police officer on duty.
| treoir | Guidance, direction | f |
| cuí | Fitting, proper | |
| dualgas | Natural right, due; customary fee or reward | |
| ar dualgas | on duty | |
‘Marie was born and raised in Cuffe Street and that is where I live. Marie was baptized in Whitefriars Street. She made her first communion there. Mr. McCausland is doing well in the bank and he rented this house last year. Of course, I wouldn’t be here except that Marie needs help and Mr. McCausland is in the … hospital.’
| comaoineach | Communion | f |
| cíos | rent | m |
| seadú | Settlement; stay, wait | m |
| cúnamh | help | m |
Nodlaig, -lag, pl. -i, f. , oft. with art … .
N. mhaith chughat, I wish you a merry Christmas…
Week before Christmas. The weather was thoroughly unpleasant. Gales of wind,
sudden outbreaks of rain, sleet. Dineen was on his way to the WhiteFriars’ church.
It was about one and it was clear that the rainy, wet day would continue.
In the great hall of the Church, there were many prams, babies sleeping in them,
messages piled on them. There were people, mostly women, running in to confession or lighting up candles: preparation for Christmas in full swing[sail].
| míthaitneamhach | Displeasing, disagreeable; unpleasant, unattractive | |
| ráig | udden rush; sudden outbreak; fit, bout, attack | f pl ráigeanna |
| flichshneachta | sleet | m |
| anfach | Stormy, rough, tempestuous | |
| teachtaireacht | message | f |
| carn | heap, pile | v |
| faoistin | confession | f |
Tharla cruinniú coiste de chuid bhuanchoiste an aonaigh
saothair ar siúl ar ardán an halla nuair a bhuail an Duinníneach
isteach agus bhí an tAthair Merrigan ag déanamh eadrána idir
seastán na gcístí agus lucht roth an áidh. Chuir sé na mná uaisle
ar fad in aithne don Duinníneach, a gheall go dtiocfadh sé chun
aonaigh agus go gceannódh sé stocaí bána cniotáilte uathu dá
mbeidís ar fáil. D’éalaigh siad on gcruinniú ansin agus shiúil
siad thart ar an halla, idir na stainníní, agus iad ag caint.
‘I’ll go in here myself,’ said Dineen when they reached the church.
‘I would like to have a few words with Tom Merrigan.’
A meeting of the standing committee of the job fair was taking place on the hall stage
when Dineen came in and Father Merrigan was mediating between the cake stand and
the wheel of fortune. He introduced all the ladies to Dineen, who promised to come to the
fair and buy white knitted socks from them if available. They then escaped from the meeting and walked around the hall, between the booths, talking.
| coiste | jury, committee | m |
| buanchoiste | Standing committee | m |
| ardán | platform, stage, stand | m |
| eadráin | Separation of combatants; intervention in dispute; mediation, conciliation | f gs eadrána |
| seastán | stand | m |
| roth | wheel | n |
| ádh | luck | m gs áidh |
| lucht | Content, charge; fill, capacity; cargo, load; Class, category, of) people |
m |
| geall | pledge, security | m |
| stainnín | Stand, stall, booth | m |
‘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 | |
Fairim … I watch, guard; notice, perceive; spy (with ar); I wake or hold a wake on; I keep a thing from (ar); Tá sé ag faire na taoide ar an dtráigh, he is endeavoring to keep the tide away from the strand, attempting to do the impossible (Con.); ag faire an chait ar an mbainne … sean-duine ‘na chodladh agus seana-bhean ag faire uirthe féin … d’fhaireas go bhfaca é …. [the cat watching for milk…an old person asleep and an old woman watching herself … I watched him see it.]
Father Patrick Dineen was not too fond of Miss Charlotte Lehane
who lived in Thornbush Lane, Rathmines. Even so, he used to sit in her parlor –
a dark front room, stuffed furniture -once a quarter, or so,
he gave her a chance to express/explode herself. She always pretended to
speak only a little bit of Irish.
‘Mummy and Daddy didn’t speak Irish but the servant girl did…’
| ceanúil | Loving, affectionate | |
| Sceach | Thorn-bush | f |
| Mar sin féin | Even so | |
| troscán | furniture | m |
| ráithe | Three-month period, quarter, season | f |
| Gaelainn = gaeilge | ||
‘Tá leigheas ann ceart go leor,’ ar seisean.
The old woman calmed down after a while and Bridey returned to
the company. Father Patrick took the bottle from her. He removed the cork,
feeling it was the moment of destiny. He smelled it. Then he poured a
drop on his palm and tasted it. It was the harshest and ugliest poteen he
had ever tasted, but he had no doubt but that it was poteen.
The girls were watching him. He carefully rubbed the drop on a joint of his thumb.
‘That is certainly medicine,’ he said.
| Ciúnaigh | Calm; pacify | |
| comhluadar | (social) company | m |
| mothú | Feeling, perception; sensation, consciousness | m |
| cinniúint | Destiny; chance; Tragedy, misfortune | f gs cinniúna |
| Bolaigh | smell | v |
| doirt | ||
| braon | drop | m |
| gairge | Harshness, pungency | f |
| gránna | ugly | |
| coimhéad | watch, guard | m |
| Cuimil | rub, stroke, fondle; wipe | |
| alt | joint | m |
It was then that the devil tempted him. He had to sit down on the crossbar.
His head exploded with visions. A small handful of coins would be good for
the Shea family … an attorney for the mother, a dowry for Bridey, relief for
the ailing sister, a dram for the old lady, hens … a cow.
His hands were shaking when he pushed the palm down on the box.
He put it back in the hiding hole. He put the small paper cone in his pocket.
| cathú | Conflict, battle; temptation | |
| Pléasc | ||
| dornán | Fistful, handful; small quantity or number | m |
| bonn | sole; coin | gpl here |
| aturnae | Attorney, solicitor | |
| spré | wealth; dowry | |
| faoiseamh | Relief; alleviation, ease | m |
| breoite | Sick, ailing. | |
| crith | tremble, shake; trembling, shaking | v and m |
| brúigh | press; push, shove | |
| cláirín | Little board; short stave; Flat part; palm (of hand | m |
| tomhaisín | Small measure, small amount; Cone-shaped paper bag; wallet, purse | m |
Dineen left for Bouleenshere. His friends welcomed him. He succeeded in getting Bridín’s wedding out of his head and got a good big sleep. In the morning, after breakfast, he took to the Tralee road himself. He visited Ardfert, since he was passing by, and reached the town of Tralee well into the day. He presently aimed for Sally Murphy’s cafeteria, near the train station.
| anonn | Over, to the other side. | |
| dírigh | straighten; direct, aim | |
| láithreach | Present, immediate | |
| proinnteach | Dining-hall, refectory |
bullan, A round hollow in a stone, a bowl.
tuathal … cursing stones (clocha breaca) at Inishmurray, Sligo, are turned to
the left to effect a curse…
Dineen spent the night in Drumgour with the Magee people. After breakfast the children of the family as an to Tiershanaghan so he would get a view of the Shannon and would see the place where Grandpa Magee swam the mouth of the Shannon. It was a piercingly cold day, the wind blowing from all directions with poisonous sting in it. The two boys ran around Dineen merrily with no regard for the cold but Hanna walked beside him politely.
| comóradh | gathering, assembly; celebration | m |
| radharc | sight | m |
| lá bioranta fuar | piercingly cold day | |
| bioranta | sharp | |
| saighdeadh | inciting, provoking | m |
| aird | direction; attention | f |
| faoi seach | in turn; occasionally; respectively; in confusion | |
| nimh | poison | f |
| meidhreach | Mirthful, merry, gay; frisky, sportive | |
| fuacht | cold | |
| modhúil | Well-behaved, mannerly; mild, gentle, modest | |
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 