Irish Class, March 21, 2016
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| Is iomaí craiceann a chuireas a oige di | Youth goes through many phases. | “Youth sheds many a skin” |
| iomaí | many | |
| craiceann | skin | |
| cuireas | puts, sheds | Var pres of cuir de/do (cuireann) |
| s trom an t-ualach an fhalsacht. | Laziness is a heavy burden | |
| falsacht | falsehood, laziness | |
Irish Class, March 14, 2016
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| Ní thig leat cloigeann críonna a chur ar cholainn óg. | You cannot put a wise head on a young body | |
| thig | can, be able to | var pres of tar “come” |
| cloigeann | skull, head | m |
| críonna | wise, prudent | |
| cholainn | body | f |
| Is [níos] éasca dha shimléar a a dhéanamh na tine a choineáil i gceann acu | It is easier to make two chimneys than to keep a fire in one of them. | |
| simléar | chimney | |
| éasca | easy | |
| coinneáil | keeping | vn of coinnigh “keep, maintain” |
Irish Class, March 7, 2016
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| Sháraigh na mná Harry Stottle, is sháraigh Harry Stottle an diabhal | Women were beyond Aristotle, and he was cleverer than the Devil. | |
| Harry Stottle | Aristotle | (!) |
| sáraigh | overcome, pass a limit, … | |
Irish Class, February 29, 2016
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| Tá saol an mhadra bháin aige. | He has it made, he has it easy. | “He has the life of the white dog (old dog?).” |
| An té a bhuailfeadh mo mhadra bhuailfeadh sé mé féin | Love me, love my dog. | “He who would hit my dog would hit me.” |
From Gilbert & Sullivan on Leap Day
For some ridiculous reason, to which, however, I’ve no desire to be disloyal,
Some person in authority, I don’t know who, very likely the Astronomer Royal,
Has decided that, although for such a beastly month as February, twenty-eight
days as a general rule are plenty,
One year in every four, its days shall be reckoned as nine and twenty.Pirates of Penzance
Gilbert & Sullivan 1880
Irish Class, February 22, 2016
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Irish Class, February 8, 2016
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| Bhéarfadh súgán cátha chun dlí thú, is ní thabharfadh slabhra iarainn thar n-ais thú! | it is easy to get entangled with the law and very hard to get back out of the entanglement. | |
| súgán cátha | rope of chaff | |
| slabhra iarainn | iron chain |
Irish Class, February 1, 2016
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| Cuireann duine snaidhm lena theanga nach bhfuasclóidh a fhiacla. | A person ties a knot with his tongue that his teeth cannot loosen. | He gets married. |
| Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach. | Better luck next time. | “Power will have another day” [“Power” is not anyone in particular] |
| an rud nach binn le duine ní chluineann sé é. | The thing that is not sweet [to the ear] is not heard. | |
Irish Class, January 11, 2016
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| Is beag an aibhleog a lasann tine mhór. | A small coal lights a big fire | |
| Is doimhin é poll an amhrais. | Deep is the hole of doubt. | |
Cé acu Captaen spásloinge is glice, Kirk nó Picard? Tá Picard níos glice ná Kirk./Is glice Picard ná Kirk.
Ainnmnigh fear atá níos deise ná Donald Trump? Tá Will níos deise ná Donald Trump.
Cé acu beoir is áitiúla, Summit nó Guinness?
Cé acu cathair is fairsinge, San Francisco nó Los Angeles
Cé acu cathair is ísle, Denver nó Charleston
Ainnmnigh scannán atá níos stairiúla ná Braveheart? Tá Apollo 13 ….
Tógadh níos mó ná céad mac léinn go dtí hospidéil mar réamhchúram ó scoil Horace Mann i ndiaidh fuarthas amach méideanna ard aonocsaíde carbóin. [IL]
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Tá crann Nollag na priomhchatrach saorga sa bhliain seo, agus tá sé ar taispeáint i Halla Cuimhneacháin. [ND]
D’oscail arís Roinn na leabhar annamha Leabharlainne Poiblí i ndiadh ráig múscáin. [MA]
How the Romans really conquered Britannia. pic.twitter.com/ZpiGWKG1nl
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) December 21, 2015
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 