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Caibidil XI: Cé a ghoid na Cácaí?
Who stole the cakes?

• Nuair a shroich siad an áit bhí an Rí Hart is an Bhanríon Hart ina suí ar a gcathaoir ríoga agus comhthionól mór ina dtimpeall—scata mór de gach uile chineál éan beag agus beithíoch beag, chomh maith le paca iomlán cártaí: bhí an Cuileata ansiúd ina sheasamh os a gcomhair, é ceangailte le slabhraí agus saighdiúir ar garda ar gach aon taobh de; díreach taobh leis an Rí bhí an Coinín Bán, stoc i lámh leis agus scrolla meamraim sa lámh eile. Bhí bord i gceartlár na cúirte agus mias mhór cácaí ina luí air; bhí siad ag féachaint chomh deas sin nuair a bhreathnaigh Eilís orthu gur chuir siad uisce lena fiacla—“Faraor nach bhfuil an triail thart,” a dúirt sí léi féin, “agus an bia á chur timpeall!” Ach ba bheag an baol go dtarlódh sé sin; thosaigh sí mar sin ag féachaint ar gach rud thart uirthi chun an t-am a chur di.

  When they reached the place where the King of Hearts and the Queen of Hearts were sitting on their throne with a big gathering around them—a big crowd of all sorts of small birds and small beasts, as well as a full deck of cards: the Jack was standing there in front of them, bound with chains and a soldier on guard on each side of him; just next to the King was the White Rabbit, trumpet in one hand and a memo scroll in the other. There was a table in the exact center of the court and a large dish of cakes lying on it; they seemed so nice when Alice looked at them that she watered her teeth—”Alas, the trial is not over,” she said to herself, “and the food being passed around!” But there was little danger of that happening so she started looking at everything around her to pass the time.

  comhthionól	Assembly; gathering, group	m
  scata	Crowd; group, drove, pack	m
  iomlán	All, the whole; total, aggregate; full
  Cuileata = Cuireata	Knave, Jack	m
  meamram	Parchment; parchment writing; Memorandum
  mias	dish	f
  baol	danger	m

  
  
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Caibidil X: Cuadraill na nGliomach
Quadrille of the Lobsters

gliomach	lobster	m gpl gliomach

• Lig an Turtar osna dhomhain agus chuimil sé a lapa mór trasna a dhá shúil. D’fhéach sé ar Eilís agus thug sé iarracht ar labhairt léi, ach ní fhéadfadh sé focal a thabhairt leis go ceann píosa, tháinig a leithéid sin de thocht ar a chroí. “Ba dhóigh leat go raibh cnámh sa scornach á thachtadh,” arsa an Ghríobh; agus thosaigh sé á chroitheadh agus á bhualadh sa droim. Fuair an Turtar Bréige a ghlór sa deireadh thiar, agus thosaigh ag caint arís agus na deora ag sileadh go fras síos a leicne:—

  The Turtle let out a deep sigh and he rubbed his large paw across his two eyes. He looked at Alice and he tried to talk to her, but he could not say [give] a word in one piece, such a strain came to his heart. “You would think there was a bone in his throat strangling [him],” said the Griffin and he began shaking him and hitting him in the back. The Mock Turtle found his voice at long last, and he started talking again as the tears were dripping copiously down his cheeks.

  lapa	paw, flipper	m
  cuimil	rub
  leithéid	Like, counterpart, equal; such	f
  tocht
  scornach	throat
  tachtadh	strangling, strangulation	m
  deoir	tear	f npl deora
  sileadh	dripping, weaping	m
  fras	Copious, plentiful, abundant
  leaca	cheek	f npl leicne

  
  
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Caibidil IX: Scéal an Turtair Bhréige
The Story of the Mock Turtle

Turtar	turtle	genitive here. Lenition blocked by –n
Bréige	false

• “Ní féidir leat a shamhlú a[however much] shásta is atáim thusa a fheiceáil arís, a sheanchara[vocative] dhil!” arsa an Bandiúc, agus í ag sacadh a láimhe[g following vn] go ceanúil faoi ascaill Eilíse agus iad ag siúl ar aghaidh le chéile.
  Ba chúis áthais le hEilís í a fháil agus giúmar grianmhar mar sin uirthi, agus dúirt sí léi féin go mb’fhéidir gurb [direct rel clause] é an piobar a rinne chomh fíochmhar sin í nuair a casadh[past aut] ar a chéile sa chistin iad.

  “You can’t imagine how happy I am to see you again, dear old friend!” said the Duchess, and she affectionately thrust her hand under Alice’s arm as they walked forward together.
  Alice was delighted to find her in a cheerful mood like that and she said to herself that it might have been the pepper that made her so fierce when they met each other in the kitchen.

  dil	Dear, beloved
  sacadh	thrust, shove	m
  ceanúil	Loving, affectionate
  ascaill	armpit	f
  giúmar	humor, mood	m
  grianmhar	Sunny; bright, cheerful, pleasant.
  piobar	pepper	m
  fíochmhar	Furious, ferocious

  
  
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Caibidil VIII: Páirc Cróice na Banríona
The Queen’s Croquet Park

• Bhí crann mór róis [g] ina sheasamh gar do gheata an ghairdín [g]: is geal a bhí na rósanna ag fás air, ach bhí triúr gairneoirí ina thimpeall agus iad go gnóthach á bpéinteáil dearg. Chonacthas d’Eilís gurbh an-aisteach an rud é agus dhruid sí leo ionas gur fearr a d’fheicfeadh sí iad. Nuair a bhí sí ag teacht i láthair, d’airigh sí duine díobh á rá, “Fainic, a Chúig! Ná bí ag stealladh péinte [g] orm mar sin!”

  A large rose tree was standing near the gate of the garden: The roses growing on it were white, but there were 3 gardeners around it and they were busy painting them red. This was seen by Alice to be a very strange thing and she moved closer to them so she could see them better. When she came up to them, she heard one of them saying, “Watch out, Five! Don’t be splashing paint on me like that!”

  gar	near
  gairneoir	gardener	f
  láthair	Place, spot; site, location
  í láthair	present
  airigh	perceive, sense
  Fainic	beware, look out, watch out
  geal/bán

  
  
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Caibidil VII: Cóisir Tae na nGealt [gpl]
Tea Party of the Crazy People

Cóisir	feast, banquet, party; attendant group	f
gealt	Crazy person, lunatic	f

• Bhí bord arna leagan faoi chrann os comhair an tí agus bhí an Giorria Márta agus an Haitéir ina suí aige: bhí Luch Chodlamáin ina suí eatarthu agus í ina sámhchodladh, agus bhí an bheirt eile ag baint feidhm aisti mar chúisín, a [singular because of beirt?] n-uillinneacha ina luí uirthi, agus iad ag comhrá le chéile os a cionn. “An-mhíchompordach don Luch Chodlamáin,” a smaoinigh Eilís; “ach is ina codladh atá sí; is dócha mar sin nach miste léi.”

  A table was set under a tree in front of the house and the March Hare and the Hatter were sitting at it: A dormouse was sitting between them and it was peacefully sleeping, and the other two were making use of it as a cushion, their elbows lying on it and they were conversing together over its head, “Very uncomfortable for the dormouse,” thought Alice; “but it is sleeping, so it probably doesn’t mind.”

  arna	On his, her, its, their, having been …	with vn
  feidhm	Function; use, service; work, office, duty	f
  cúisín	cushion	m

  
  
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Caibidil V: Comhairle ón Speıg Neanta
Advice from the Hairy Caterpillar

1. D’fhéach an Speig Neanta agus Eilís ar a chéile ar feadh tamaill gan focal as ceachtar acu: bhain an Speig Neanta an húca as a bhéal sa deireadh gur labhair léi go spadánta sámh.
   “Cé tusa?” a dúirt an Speig Neanta.

   The Hairy Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for a while without a a word from either of them: The hairy Caterpillar took the hooka out of his mouth to speak to her Sluggishly and easily/peacefully.
   “Who are you?” said the hairy Caterpillar.

   ceachtar	Either, one or other of two; (with neg.) neither
   spadánta	Sluggish, lethargic
   sámh	Peaceful, tranquil; easy, restful; pleasant

   
   
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