Irish Class, December 5, 2016
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| baintreach | widow(er) | Qualify with bean/fear as needed |
| Na trí ní is mó giodam: -piscín cait -meannán gabhair -nó baintreach óg mná |
The three “friskiest”/”most restless” things: =a kitten -a kid [goat] -or a young widow [woman]. |
Irish Class, November 28, 2016
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| Na trí súile is géire; — súil na circe i ndiaidh an ghráinne — súil an ghabha i ndiaidh an tairne — agus súil ainnire i ndiaidh a grá gil i |
Three sharpest eyes: a hen’s, after a grain; a smith’s, after a nail; a maid’s, after her true love. |
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Irish Class, November 21, 2016
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| Na trí rian is giorra a fhanas: rian éin ar chraoibh rian bric ar linn rian fir ar mhnaoi |
The three traces that last the shortest, that fail to make a lasting impression: that of a bird on a branch, that of a trout on a pool, that of a man on a woman. |
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Irish Class, November 14, 2016
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“Seachas an run sin, Mrs. Lincoln. ar thaitin an dráma leat?”
| banlámh | cubit | f |
| Is fearr banlámh den lá ná dhá bhanlámh den oiche. | It is better to start early than to work late. | Lit. “Better one cubit in the day than two cubits at night.” |
Nobody in the class had any idea how Irish folklore turned a unit of length (cubit) into an expression of time. Seems like relativity 🙂
Irish Class, November 7, 2016
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| Ní hí an bhreáthact a chuireann an corcán ag fiuchadh. | Beauty won’t set the pot to boiling, | [Don’t marry for looks] |
Irish Class, October 24, 2016
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| Is fearr filleadh as lár an áthe ná bá sa tuile. | Better to turn back at the middle of the ford than to drown in the flood. | Is cuimhin liom an t-amhrán Waist Deep in the Big Muddy le Pete Seeger |
| Bíonn súil le muir ach ní bhíonn súil le cill. | There is hope when [lost] at sea, but no hope in the graveyard. | Note le for agency |
Irish Class, October 10, 2016
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| Is í an tóirneach a scanraíonn ach an tintreach a mharaíonn. | It’s the thunder that frightens, but the lightning that kills. | |
| iarratas | application | |
| conarthaí | agreements | [why iad] |
| I gceann de na cáipéisí a bhaineann leis an bhfógra do thairiscintí ar sholáthar seirbhísí aistriúcháin Gaeilge | In one of the documents relating to the notice offering for the provision of Irish translation services | |
| deirtear nach ceadmhach d’iarrthóirí ach tairiscint nó iarratas a dhéanamh i mBéarla | it was said that it was only permissible for candidates to make an offering or application in English | |
Irish Class, September 26, 2016
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| Is goirt iad na deora, na deora a siltear, ach is goirte go mór iad na deora nach siltear. | Bitter are the tears that are shed, but much more bitter are the tears that are not. | |
| goirt | salty, bitter [metaphorically] | |
| searbh | bitter | [taste] |
| Chaoin sí go goirt. | She wept bitterly, | |
| arán goirt | hard won bread | |
| Is goirt a shaothraigh sé é. | It cost him dear. | “It was bitter that he earned it” |
| Ba ghoirt an lá dúinn é. | It was a bitter day for us. | |
Irish Class, September 19, 2016
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| D’ordaigh Dia fearg, ach níor ordaigh sé a coinneáil. | God commanded anger, but he did not command that it be kept. | |
| dias | ear | [of corn/wheat] |
| ísle | lowest. | |
| Is í an dias is troime is ísle a chromann a ceann. | The heaviest ear [of corn/wheat] bends its head the lowest. | |
Irish Class, September 12, 2016
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| Is fearr teach folamh ná drochthionónta. | Better an empty house than a bad tenant | |
| Is minic a chealg briathra míne cailín críonna. | it is often that sweet talk has deceived a wise girl. | |
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 