Irish Class, June 19, 2016
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| Aithníonn fear na h-olna dhíol fear na h-olna cheannach. | The wool seller knows (recognizes) the wool buyer. | |
| graftha = grafadh | grubbing, hoeing | |
| fiadhaigh = fiach | hunt(ing), chase, chasing | |
| gaoithe = gaoth | wind | |
| Tá trí saghas fear ann, fear grafta, fear fiadhaigh, agus fear gaoithe. | There are three sorts of man, the worker, the pleasure-seeker, and the windbag. |
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Irish Class, May 22, 2017
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| Ceannaigh an maor ‘s ní baol duit an máistir. | Buy the steward and the master is not a danger to you. | Note imperative and copula. |
| Ní glic é nach nglacfaid teagasc. | He is not clever who will not accept instruction/teaching. | |
| Is duine saibhir é, dáiríre, an duine nach bhfuil uaidh ach beagán. | It is truly a rich person who needs/wants but little. | The tá-ó ← tá sé ag teastaíl ó |
Irish Class, May 8, 2017
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| Ná taispeáin d’fhiacail san áit nach dtig leat greim a bhaint amach. | Don’t bare you’re teeth if you are not in a position to bite! | |
| tig le | to be able to | Don form of Ttar |
| Tá sé chomh críonna go dtabharfadh sé breith idir Conall agus Eoghan. | He is so wise he could give a judgement between Conall and Eoghan. | Sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and legendary founders of Tirconnell and Tyrone. |
Irish Class, May 1, 2017
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Irish Class, April 24, 2017
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| Is iomaí lá ag an uaigh orainn. | Live for today. | “It’s many a day the grave will have us.” |
| Cha dtig a bhaint as an tsac ach a lán a bhíos ann. | You cannot take more out of a sack than what was in it. | Don. e.g. Cha – negative particle |
Irish Class, April 17, 2017
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| Ní leithne an t-aer ná an timpiste | accidents can always happen, anywhere. | “The air is not wider than the accident.” |
| Is maith a bhean í ach níor bhail sí a bróga di go foill/ | She is a good woman yet but she has not taken off her shoes yet. | (She has not settled down) |
Irish Class, March 27, 2017
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| Ná bí ag caint leis na cosa ‘fhad is atá an cloigeann le fáil. | Do not walk away when you could still talk and work out your differences. | |
| a fhad is | as long as | |
| a fhad is atá mé beo | as long as I am alive | |
| Ná labhair leis na cosa má bhíonn an ceann sa láthair. | Don’t speak with the legs if the head is present | |
Irish Class, March 20, 2017
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| Práinn mhór croí agus moille mhór lámh. | When you panic, you are ineffective. / Getting too wound up slows you down. | |
| Is measa cumha an duine beo ná cumha an duine mhairbh. | Homesickness/loneliness is worse for the living person than the dead. | |
Irish Class, March 13, 2017
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| Ag iarraidh loirg ar uisce agus ag cuartú snáthaide i measc cocháin. | Looking for a trace/mark on water and searching for a needle among straws | “Looking for a needle in a haystack.” Note verbal nouns were followed by nouns in the genitive |
| Is olc an rud iomarca capall i mbaile gan treabhadh. | It’s a bad thing to have too many horses in a place without plowing | capall is a gp here |
| treabh | plow | v |
| treabhadh | plowing | vn. of treabh, gs treafa |
| Tá mé chun treafa arís. | I am fit again, I’m ready to get back to work/activity. |
Irish Class, February 27, 2017
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