Duinnín i Ráth Maonais

Also Duinnín i Ráth Maonais

Fairim … I watch, guard; notice, perceive; spy (with ar); I wake or hold a wake on; I keep a thing from (ar); Tá sé ag faire na taoide ar an dtráigh, he is endeavoring to keep the tide away from the strand, attempting to do the impossible (Con.); ag faire an chait ar an mbainne … sean-duine ‘na chodladh agus seana-bhean ag faire uirthe féin … d’fhaireas go bhfaca é …. [the cat watching for milk…an old person asleep and an old woman watching herself … I watched him see it.]

• Ní raibh an tAthair Pádraig O Duinnín rócheanúil ar Miss
  Charlotte Lehane a raibh cónaí uirthi i Lána na Sceach, Ráth
  Maonais. Mar sin féin, shuíodh sé ina parlús – seomra tosaigh
  dorcha, troscánshactha – uair sa ráithe, nó mar sin, agus
  thugadh sé deis di sceitheadh uirthi féin. Lig sí uirthi riamh
  nach raibh ach gannchuid Gaelainne aici
  ‘Mummy, and Daddy didn’t speak Irish but the servant girl did…’

  Father Patrick Dineen was not too fond of Miss Charlotte Lehane
  who lived in Thornbush Lane, Rathmines. Even so, he used to sit in her parlor –
  a dark front room, stuffed furniture -once a quarter, or so,
  he gave her a chance to express/explode herself. She always pretended to
  speak only a little bit of Irish.

  ‘Mummy and Daddy didn’t speak Irish but the servant girl did…’

  ceanúil	Loving, affectionate
  Sceach	Thorn-bush	f
  Mar sin féin	Even so
  troscán	furniture	m
  ráithe	Three-month period, quarter, season	f
  Gaelainn = gaeilge

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Duinnín agus na Bollain (tuilleadh)

• Chiúnaigh an tseanbhean tar éis tamaill agus d’fhill Brídín. ar
  an gcomhluadar. Thóg an tAthair Pádraig an buideal uaithi.
  Bhain se an corc as agus é ag mothú gurbh é uair na cinniúna é.
  Bholaigh sé é. Ansin dhoirt se braon ar a bhois agus bhlais sé de.
  Bhí sé ar an bpoitín ba ghairge agus ba ghránna a bhlais sé
  riamh, ach ní raibh aon amhras air ach gur phoitín é. Bhí na
  cailíní á choimhéad. Chuimil sé an braon go cúramach ar alt a
  ordóige.

  ‘Tá leigheas ann ceart go leor,’ ar seisean.

  The old woman calmed down after a while and Bridey returned to
  the company. Father Patrick took the bottle from her. He removed the cork,
  feeling it was the moment of destiny. He smelled it. Then he poured a
  drop on his palm and tasted it. It was the harshest and ugliest poteen he
  had ever tasted, but he had no doubt but that it was poteen.
  The girls were watching him. He carefully rubbed the drop on a joint of his thumb.

  ‘That is certainly medicine,’ he said.

  Ciúnaigh	Calm; pacify
  comhluadar	(social) company	m
  mothú	Feeling, perception; sensation, consciousness	m
  cinniúint	Destiny; chance; Tragedy, misfortune	f gs cinniúna
  Bolaigh	smell	v
  doirt
  braon	drop	m
  gairge	Harshness, pungency	f
  gránna	ugly
  coimhéad	watch, guard	m
  Cuimil	rub, stroke, fondle; wipe
  alt	joint	m

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Duinnín agus na Bollain (tuilleadh)

• Is ansin a chuir an diabhal cathú air. Bhí air suí síos ar an
  trasnán. Phléasc a cheann le físeanna. An mhaith a dhéanfadh
  dornán beag bonn do mhuintir Shé … aturnae don mháthair,
  spré do Bhrídín, faoiseamh don deirfiúr bhreoite, dram don
  tsean-lady, cearca . . . bó. Bhí a lámha ar crith nuair a bhrúigh
  sé an cláirín anuas ar an mbosca. Chuir sé ar ais sa pholl folaigh
  é. Chuir sé an tomhaisín ina phóca.

  It was then that the devil tempted him. He had to sit down on the crossbar.
  His head exploded with visions. A small handful of coins would be good for
  the Shea family … an attorney for the mother, a dowry for Bridey, relief for
  the ailing sister, a dram for the old lady, hens … a cow.
  His hands were shaking when he pushed the palm down on the box.
  He put it back in the hiding hole. He put the small paper cone in his pocket.

  cathú	Conflict, battle; temptation
  Pléasc
  dornán	Fistful, handful; small quantity or number	m
  bonn	sole; coin	gpl here
  aturnae	Attorney, solicitor
  spré	wealth; dowry
  faoiseamh	Relief; alleviation, ease	m
  breoite	Sick, ailing.
  crith	tremble, shake; trembling, shaking	v and m
  brúigh	press; push, shove
  cláirín	Little board; short stave; Flat part; palm (of hand	m
  tomhaisín	Small measure, small amount; Cone-shaped paper bag; wallet, purse	m

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Duinnín agus na Bollain (tuilleadh)

• D’imigh an Duinníneach leis go Buailín Siar. D’fháiltigh a
  chairde roimhe. D’éirigh leis bainis Bhridín a chur as a cheann
  agus codladh maith mór a dhéanamh. Ar maidin, i ndiaidh
  bricfeasta, thug sé bóthar Thrá Lí air féin. Thug sé cuairt ar Ard
  Fhearta, ón uair go raibh sé ag dul thairis, agus shroich sé baile
  Thrá Lí anonn go maith sa lá. Dhírigh sé láithreach ar
  phroinnteach Sally Murphy, gar don stáisiún traenach.

  Dineen left for Bouleenshere. His friends welcomed him. He succeeded in getting Bridín’s wedding out of his head and got a good big sleep. In the morning, after breakfast, he took to the Tralee road himself. He visited Ardfert, since he was passing by, and reached the town of Tralee well into the day. He presently aimed for Sally Murphy’s cafeteria, near the train station.

  anonn	Over, to the other side.
  dírigh	straighten; direct, aim
  láithreach	Present, immediate
  proinnteach	Dining-hall, refectory

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Duinnín agus na Bollain

bullan, A round hollow in a stone, a bowl.

tuathal … cursing stones (clocha breaca) at Inishmurray, Sligo, are turned to
the left to effect a curse…

• Bhí an oíche caite ag an Duinnineach i nDrom Gabhar le
  muintir Magee. Tar éis bricfeasta, rinne páistí an teaghlaigh é a
  chomóradh go Tír Sheanacháin go bhfaigheadh sé radharc ar an
  Sionnainn agus go bhfeicfeadh sé an áit as ar shnámh Daideo
  Magee Béal na Sionna. Bhi an lá bioranta fuar, an ghaoth ag
  saighdeadh as gach aird faoi seach agus nimh inti. Rith an bheirt
  bhuachaillí thart ar an Duinníneach go meidhreach gan aon
  aird acu ar an bhfuacht ach shiúil Hanna taobh leis go modhúil.
  

  Dineen spent the night in Drumgour with the Magee people. After breakfast the children of the family as an to Tiershanaghan so he would get a view of the Shannon and would see the place where Grandpa Magee swam the mouth of the Shannon. It was a piercingly cold day, the wind blowing from all directions with poisonous sting in it. The two boys ran around Dineen merrily with no regard for the cold but Hanna walked beside him politely.

  comóradh	gathering, assembly; celebration	m
  radharc	sight	m
  lá bioranta fuar	piercingly cold day
  bioranta	sharp
  saighdeadh	inciting, provoking	m
  aird	direction; attention	f
  faoi seach	in turn; occasionally; respectively; in confusion
  nimh	poison	f
  meidhreach	Mirthful, merry, gay; frisky, sportive
  fuacht	cold
  modhúil	Well-behaved, mannerly; mild, gentle, modest

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Duinnín agus na Beacha (tuilleadh)

• Bhí Cáit ag súil go gcaithfeadh sé an oíche ar an settle sa chistin acu siúd ach bhí a chroí rólán chuige. D’éalaigh sé amach bealach an chnoic trí pháirceanna Mholly – thíos uaidh sa ghleann, páistí Cháit ag spraoi … dhá fholt fionn agus folt donn . . . gáire ard caol leanaí. Chuala sé glór Cháit ag insint dó go soilbhir, faoi dhiscréid, go mbeadh a céile, Tom, ag ceannach na talún ó Nóra … soláthar don triúr leanbh … íoc thar thréimhse … iasacht an árthaigh … siúicre san earrach … siopa … bainis . . spanlóir de sprionlóir ar shlí na fírinne … deis a thabhairt don óige … úsc nimhneach ó na ródaideandróin a chur sa siúicre … seans go n-oibreodh sé, seans nach n-oibreodh. Dá n-oihreodh, bheadh feirm Uí Shé le díol / le ceannach – ar phraghas insroichte / réasúnta … thar thréimhse.

  Kate was hoping he would spend the night on the settle they had in the kitchen, but his heart was too full to him. He escaped out the way of the hill through Molly’s fields. Below him in the valley Kate’s children were playing … two blond heads and a brown head … the high thin laugh of children. He heard Kate’s voice telling him clearly, discretely, that her husband, Tom, would be buying the land from Nora … provide for three children … pay over time … lending the container … sugar in spring … shop … wedding … Spindle-legged person of a miser to his eternal reward … giving the youth an opportunity … put poisonous extract from the rhododendrons in the sugar … chance it would work, chance it would not. If it worked, O’Shea’s farm would be for sale/purchase – at an affordable/reasonable price … over time.

  rólán	too full
  folt	Hair (of head); (pl.) locks, tresses	m
  soilbhir	Pleasant, cheerful; jovial, merry; ready of speech, well-spoken
  discréid	discretion	f
  iasacht	Lending, borrowing; loan	f
  árthach	Vessel, ship, boat; container	m gs árthaigh
  bainis	weddijng
  spanlóir	Spindle-legged person
  sprionlóir	Mean, miserly, person; miser, skinflint	m
  ar shlí na fírinne	to his/her/their eternal reward
  deis	opportunity [here]	f
  úsc	fat, grease; extract	m
  insroichteacht	insroichteacht

  
  
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Duinnín agus na Beacha

Saite, a swarm (of bees, {et cetera})… MacShaithe, a second swarm
cráin beiche, a female bee
máthair áil, mother of a brood, a prolific mother, a queen-bee
céir bheach, bees wax, honey in the comb
fig. what is choice or perfect; c. bheach is péarla na Muimhneach, the choice and pearl of the men of Munster; but (iron.) Tá sé ‘na céir bheach agat

• Bhí an tAthair Pádraig istigh sa Leabharlann Náisiúnta, falla foclóirí[gpl] thart air, píosaí páipéir le focail luachmhara breactha orthu ag titim ina gconfetti ar an urlár thart air. Taobh leis bhí East Lynne le Mrs. Henry Woods [Diolann Amazon an leabhar sin]. Bhí dhá chairéad, duileasc agus úll leagtha amach go néata ar an leabhar seo. Léifadh sé Mrs. Henry ag am lóin chun a intinn a fhuaradh. Go dtí sin, choinneodh sí na cairéidí amach ón dúch.

  Father Dineen was in the National Library, a wall of dictionaries around him, pieces of paper with valuable words written on them falling like confetti on the floor around him. Beside him was East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Woods. There were two carrots, dulse[a seaweed] and an apple were neatly laid out on this book. He would read Mrs. Henry at lunchtime to cool his mind. Until then, she would keep the carrots out of the ink.

  falla = balla	wall	m
  luachmhar	Valuable, costly, precious
  breactha	speckled, dappled; written
  cairéad	carrot	m
  duileasc	dulse[a seaweed]

  
  
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