Duinnín agus na Bollain (tuilleadh)

• D’imigh an Duinníneach leis go Buailín Siar. D’fháiltigh a
  chairde roimhe. D’éirigh leis bainis Bhridín a chur as a cheann
  agus codladh maith mór a dhéanamh. Ar maidin, i ndiaidh
  bricfeasta, thug sé bóthar Thrá Lí air féin. Thug sé cuairt ar Ard
  Fhearta, ón uair go raibh sé ag dul thairis, agus shroich sé baile
  Thrá Lí anonn go maith sa lá. Dhírigh sé láithreach ar
  phroinnteach Sally Murphy, gar don stáisiún traenach.

  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

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Duinnín agus na Bollain

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…

• Bhí an oíche caite ag an Duinnineach i nDrom Gabhar le
  muintir Magee. Tar éis bricfeasta, rinne páistí an teaghlaigh é a
  chomóradh go Tír Sheanacháin go bhfaigheadh sé radharc ar an
  Sionnainn agus go bhfeicfeadh sé an áit as ar shnámh Daideo
  Magee Béal na Sionna. Bhi an lá bioranta fuar, an ghaoth ag
  saighdeadh as gach aird faoi seach agus nimh inti. Rith an bheirt
  bhuachaillí thart ar an Duinníneach go meidhreach gan aon
  aird acu ar an bhfuacht ach shiúil Hanna taobh leis go modhúil.
  

  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

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Duinnín agus na Beacha (tuilleadh)

• Bhí Cáit ag súil go gcaithfeadh sé an oíche ar an settle sa chistin acu siúd ach bhí a chroí rólán chuige. D’éalaigh sé amach bealach an chnoic trí pháirceanna Mholly – thíos uaidh sa ghleann, páistí Cháit ag spraoi … dhá fholt fionn agus folt donn . . . gáire ard caol leanaí. Chuala sé glór Cháit ag insint dó go soilbhir, faoi dhiscréid, go mbeadh a céile, Tom, ag ceannach na talún ó Nóra … soláthar don triúr leanbh … íoc thar thréimhse … iasacht an árthaigh … siúicre san earrach … siopa … bainis . . spanlóir de sprionlóir ar shlí na fírinne … deis a thabhairt don óige … úsc nimhneach ó na ródaideandróin a chur sa siúicre … seans go n-oibreodh sé, seans nach n-oibreodh. Dá n-oihreodh, bheadh feirm Uí Shé le díol / le ceannach – ar phraghas insroichte / réasúnta … thar thréimhse.

  Kate was hoping he would spend the night on the settle they had in the kitchen, but his heart was too full to him. He escaped out the way of the hill through Molly’s fields. Below him in the valley Kate’s children were playing … two blond heads and a brown head … the high thin laugh of children. He heard Kate’s voice telling him clearly, discretely, that her husband, Tom, would be buying the land from Nora … provide for three children … pay over time … lending the container … sugar in spring … shop … wedding … Spindle-legged person of a miser to his eternal reward … giving the youth an opportunity … put poisonous extract from the rhododendrons in the sugar … chance it would work, chance it would not. If it worked, O’Shea’s farm would be for sale/purchase – at an affordable/reasonable price … over time.

  rólán	too full
  folt	Hair (of head); (pl.) locks, tresses	m
  soilbhir	Pleasant, cheerful; jovial, merry; ready of speech, well-spoken
  discréid	discretion	f
  iasacht	Lending, borrowing; loan	f
  árthach	Vessel, ship, boat; container	m gs árthaigh
  bainis	weddijng
  spanlóir	Spindle-legged person
  sprionlóir	Mean, miserly, person; miser, skinflint	m
  ar shlí na fírinne	to his/her/their eternal reward
  deis	opportunity [here]	f
  úsc	fat, grease; extract	m
  insroichteacht	insroichteacht

  
  
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Duinnín agus na Beacha

Saite, a swarm (of bees, {et cetera})… MacShaithe, a second swarm
cráin beiche, a female bee
máthair áil, mother of a brood, a prolific mother, a queen-bee
céir bheach, bees wax, honey in the comb
fig. what is choice or perfect; c. bheach is péarla na Muimhneach, the choice and pearl of the men of Munster; but (iron.) Tá sé ‘na céir bheach agat

• Bhí an tAthair Pádraig istigh sa Leabharlann Náisiúnta, falla foclóirí[gpl] thart air, píosaí páipéir le focail luachmhara breactha orthu ag titim ina gconfetti ar an urlár thart air. Taobh leis bhí East Lynne le Mrs. Henry Woods [Diolann Amazon an leabhar sin]. Bhí dhá chairéad, duileasc agus úll leagtha amach go néata ar an leabhar seo. Léifadh sé Mrs. Henry ag am lóin chun a intinn a fhuaradh. Go dtí sin, choinneodh sí na cairéidí amach ón dúch.

  Father Dineen was in the National Library, a wall of dictionaries around him, pieces of paper with valuable words written on them falling like confetti on the floor around him. Beside him was East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Woods. There were two carrots, dulse[a seaweed] and an apple were neatly laid out on this book. He would read Mrs. Henry at lunchtime to cool his mind. Until then, she would keep the carrots out of the ink.

  falla = balla	wall	m
  luachmhar	Valuable, costly, precious
  breactha	speckled, dappled; written
  cairéad	carrot	m
  duileasc	dulse[a seaweed]

  
  
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Duinnín agus an Bhean nár tugadh Nimh di (tuilleadh)

• ‘Bhí sailéid[veriant] ag Miss Montague. Ubh beirithe a bhí agam féin.’
  ‘Cad a bhí sa sailéid?’
  ‘Bradán stánaithe, leitís, tráta agus prátaí beirithe.’
  D’ith an Duinníneach slaimice aráin agus d’ól sé muigín tae, gan focal as [3rd pers sing prep pronoun]. D’ól Minnie deora beaga tae ón mhuigín aici siúd go béasach agus chogain sí grabhóga aráin lena fiacla tosaigh mar dhéanfadh coinín.

  ‘Miss Montague had a salad. I myself had a boiled egg.’
  ‘What was in the salad?’
  ‘Canned salmon, lettuce, a tomato, and boiled potatoes.’
  Dineen ate a chunk of bread and drank a little mug of tea, without a word out of him. Minnie drank small drops of tea from her little mug there politely and she chewed bread crumbs with her front teeth like a rabbit would.

  sailéad	salad	m gs npl sailéid
  Bradán	salmon
  stánaithe	canned
  muga	mug	m
  deoir	drop	f npl deora
  béasach	Well-behaved; mannerly, polite
  cogain	chew
  grabhróg	crumb	f npl grabhróga
  tosaigh	begin, start
  tosach	beginning, front	m gs tosaigh

  
  
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