Irish Class, September 25, 2017
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| Tabhair do ghrá dod mhnaoi, is do rún dod mháthair. | Give your love to your wife and your secret to your mother. | mhnaoi: dative of bean dod← do [preposition} + do [possessive] |
| Is troime a bhagairt ná a bhuille. | His bark is worse than his bite. | “Is heavier his threat than his blow,” |
Irish Class, September 11, 2017
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| Obair gan sos gan scíth, Inchinn mhaol gan bhrí. | Work without rest dulls the brain | |
| I ndiaidh a aimhlis a fheictear a leas don Éireannach. | After the harm the good is seem by the Irish person | |
| Ba thairbhí duit teanga eile seachas an Ghaeilge? | Would it be beneficial for you to learn a language other than Irish? | |
| Seafóid | Nonsense | |
Irish Class, August 28, 2017
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| Is fearr mac le himirt ná mac le hól | Better a son who gambles than one who drinks. | imir “play” means “plays games of chance” here |
| laoch | hero | |
| in aisce | for nothing | |
| Faightear gach laoch in aisce | Age conquers all. | |
| greannmhar | funny, humorous | |
| Ní minic a bhíos bocht greannmhar | Nobody finds a poor person humorous | |
| Iasc nua-aimsithe ainmnithe as amhránaí Gaeltachta | Newly found fish named after Gaeltacht singer | |
Irish Class, August 7, 2017
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| Go dtí leath bealaigh síos tá sult, suaimhneas, agus sásamh ann ach as sin síos tá deamhas, diabhal, agus dochar san ól. | When you start drinking, first it feels good, and then it goes to hell. | parallel structure, s-d/good-bad contrast. |
| Is maith an rud an foighid, ach is dona í an fhailli. | Patience is a good thing, but negligence/neglect is bad | |
| Sórt réamhrá atá in ‘Homecoming’ | H is sort of a prequel |
Irish Class, July 24, 2017
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Irish Class, July 10, 2017
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| cloch | stone | f |
| Dá duiteadh cloch i gcaiseal, is ort-sa thuiteadh sí | “If a stone were to fall in a castle, it would fall on you.” | thuiteadh subj. Dá eclipses |
| beir | bear, bring | |
| moill | delay | f |
| bárr = barr | point, top (speed) | |
| Beireann an mhoill an bárr léi | Undue haste reduces speed./”Delay brings the top speed with it.” | |
| Ní moill faobhar | Taking the time to sharpen your tool won’t slow you down./”Än edge is not a delay.” | |
| Leanfaidh mé le foghlaim na Gaeilge agus mé i mo Thaoiseach | I will continue with learning Irish as I am Taoiseach |
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. |
