Irish Class, September 14, 2015
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| Is é an scéal é á insint don chapall is an capall ina chodladh. | It is the story told to the horse and the horse is asleep. | Somebody is droning on and nobody is listening |
| á insint | it is told | Object of a verbal noun: á refers to scéal |
Éalú (tuilleadh) — “Escape” (continued)
Irish Class, August 10, 2015
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| Is maith an chearc nach mbeireann amuigh. | It is a good hen that does not lay [eggs] outside [the coop]. | Don’t show off./Don’t be ostentatious. |
Domhan Dorcha (tuilleadh) — “Dark world (continued)”
Irish Class, July 27, 2015
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Cé a phósfas an t-airgead, pósfaidh sé óinseach.
Imeoidh an t-airgead, fanfaidh an óinseach.
Whoever marries money, will marry a fool.
The money will be gone, the fool stays.
| Cé | Who(ever) | |
| An té | Whoever | |
| a phósfas = a phósfann | marries | pres. in relative clause |
| óinseach | fool, foolish woman |
Domhan Dorcha (tuilleadh) — “Dark world (continued)”
Irish Class, July 13, 2015
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An eascann ag ithe a heireabail.
“An eel that eats his tail.”
Someone who badmouths his/her own relatives.
Irish Class, June 22, 2015
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Irish Class, June 8, 2015
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Fuadach (tuilleadh) — “seizure/abduction/kidnapping (continued)”
Irish Class, May 18, 2015
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| B’fhearr lion a bheith ag fáscadh gainimhe faoi m’fhiacla. | “Ï would rather have sand squeezing/pressing under my teeth.” | |
| Bí bog crua ar nós eireball na bó. | Be gentle but firm | “Be soft [and] hard like the tail of a cow.” eireball “ribəl” |
Fuadach — “seizure/abduction/kidnapping”
Irish Class, May 11, 2015
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| mart | cow (meat) | |
| mairteoil | beef | ←mart + feoil f3 |
| muiceoil | pork | f3 |
| Má fheiceann tú ceann na muice ar an mart, ná haithris é. | You don’t have to talk about every strange thing you see | “if you see a pig’s head on a (beef) cow, don’t talk about it.” |
| bodach | churl, lout | |
| An Bodach | Orion [the constellation] | |
| Cuartú an bhodaigh ar an láir agus é ar a barr ina shuí. | The thing you are looking for is right under your nose. | “The lout is searching for the mare, and he is sitting on her back.” |
Irish Class, May 4, 2015
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| Teilg ailp i mbéal an mhadra | “Somebody is going on and on, talking too much!” | “Throw a lump (of meat) in the mouth of the dog”. [So it will stop barking] |
| Is ionanna an cás, an t-éag ‘s an bás | Six of one, half dozen of the other | “It’s the same case, death and death.” |
Irish Class, April 27, 2015
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| Níl coill gan brosna a loiscfeadh í. | Everyone has their weakness, their Achilles heel. | “Every forest has the kindling that would burn it.” |
| An rud nach leigheasann im nó uisce beatha, níl leigheas air. | If butter or whiskey won’t cure you, notbing will. | |
