Duinnín in Áth na Lachan (tuilleadh)

Dineen in Duckford (continued)

• Niorbh fhada go raibh an Duinníneach agus an Constábla de Brún ar a mbealach go teach Fayley Toole in Áth na Lachan mar ar tharla an marú coicís roimhe sin. Lár mhí Iúil a bhí ann. Bhí an lá ag scarbháil i ndiaidh báisti, rith maith uisce sna claiseanna ar thaobh an bhóthair agus na loganna lán báistí. Talamh cothrom, feirmeacha beaga, bó ag féachaint thar chlaí anseo, asal ag grágaíl ansiúd. ‘Dein cur síos dom ar do chara Fayley Toole, a Bhill,’ arsa an Duinníneach.

  
  Bhí a ghairm maite aige do Bhill agus é éirithe cairdiúil leis.[d.l. 153]
  

  It wasn’t long before Dineen and Constable de Brún were on their way to Fayley Toole’s house in Duckford where the killing had taken place a fortnight before. It was the middle of July. The day was drying after rain, there was a good run of water in the gullies on the side of the road and the hollows were full of rain. Flat land, small farms, a cow looking over a fence here, a donkey braying there.

  ‘Describe your friend Fayley Toole to me, Bill’ said Dineen.

  He had forgiven Bill his profession and had become friendly with him.

  scarbháil	Hardening, drying, crustation	f
  clais	channel; gully, ditch.	f pl claiseanna
  log	place, hollow	m
  cothrom	Level; balance; Equal, equable, measure.	m
  claí	Dike, wall; fence	m
  grágaíl	(Act of) cawing, croaking; braying; cackling; squawking	f
  gairm	call	f

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Duinnín in Áth na Lachan

Dineen in Duckford

leannán, áin, pl id, m., a lover, paramour, concubine, favourite, leman ; also fig. a chronic ailment or infirmity . . . L. peacaidh, an habitual sin… L. sidhe, an endearing phantom, a phantom lover, al. fig. of a delicate person: an bás, death, is a L. sidhe for all (SR): L. sidhe is used smt. like musa as a source of poet. inspiration.

• ‘Mo nia, Bill,’ arsa Penelope de Brún leis an Athair Padraig, ‘tá sé cráite. bhí air a chara, Fayley Toole, a ghabháil, é a chúisiú i ndúnmharú, ar orduithe óna Sháirsint.
  ‘Do nia, Bill de Brún atá san R.I.C.?’ arsa an Duinníneach agus amhras an Náisiúintóra ina ghlor.
  

  ‘My nephew, Bill,’ said Penelope de Brún to Father Patrick, ‘he is tormented. He had to arrest his friend, Fayley Toole, who is accused of murder, on the orders of his Sergeant.’

  ‘Your nephew, Bill de Brún is in the R.I.C.?’ said Dineen with the suspicion of the Nationalist in his voice.

  nia	nephew	m
  cráite	Agonized, tormented, grieved
  cúisigh	Accuse; charge, prosecute

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Duinnín agus Professor Moriarty (tuilleadh)

Dineen and Professor Moriarty (continued)

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Duinnín agus an Bótun (tuilleadh)

Dineen and the Mistake (continued)

• ‘Fear an bhainne, ní foláir!’ ar sise. ‘Gabhaigí mo leithsceal, soicind.’ Rith sí as an seomra, an doras á dhúnadh aici ina diaidh.Leanfadh an tAthair Pádraig amach sa halla í ach bhagair
  Abraham air seasamh, ina theannta, sa bháfhuinneog.

  ‘Tá crann idir mé agus an doras. Ní maith liom crainn. Níl gá
  leo,’ arsa Tomkins go crosta.

  ‘Tom labhrais atá ann,’ arsa an tAthair Pádraig.

  ‘Sssss! Éist!’

  Nior chuala siad ach doras a oscailt agus a phlabadh arís
  láithreach.

  ‘Duine ar bith!’ arsa Miss Sweetman nuair a d’fhill sí.

  ‘It must be the milkman!’ she said. ‘Excuse me, a second.’

  She ran out of the room, closing the door behind her.

  Father Patrick would have followed her out into the hall but Abraham beckoned him to stand,
  along with him, in the bay window.

  ‘There is a tree between me and the door. I do not like trees. No need for[??] them,’ Tompkins said crossly[?]

  ‘That is a laurel there,’ said Fr. Patrick.

  ‘Shhhh! Listen!’

  They only heard a door opening and slamming again immediately.

  ‘Nobody!’ said Miss Sweetman when she returned.

  ní foláir	it is necessary
  bagair	brandish, beckon, threaten, drive(animals)
  teannta	Strait, difficulty, predicament	m
  i dteannta	along with, in addition to
  crosta	Fractious; troublesome, difficult; (Of child) Mischievous, contrary
  labhras	(Bay) laurel	m
  plabadh	plopping, banging	m
  láithreach	Present, immediate

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Duinnín agus an Bótun

Dineen and the Mistake

Botún, pl. -i, a smith’s paring knife; an unfledged bird; misfortune, irreparable mistake; ní raibh aon bhotún. ‘na béal nuair d’ith sé an fheoil … rinne mé mo bhotún …

• ‘Aitheim’ arsa an Duinníneach agus é ag taibhsiú taobh thiar
  den gheolaí mór le rá, an t-aindiagaí Abraham Tomkins, sa Leabharlann Náisiúnta.

  ‘Umf,’ a d’fhreagair Abraham.

  ‘Fágaimis Dia as an áireamh, cad ann a chreideann tú?’ a d’fhiafraigh an Duinníneach de.

  
  

  ‘Ahem!’ said Dineen to the eminent geologist looming behind him, the atheist Abraham Tomkins, in the National Library.

  ‘Umf,’ answered Abraham.

  ‘Let us leave God out of the reckoning, what do you believe?’ Dineen asked him.

  taibhsigh	loom	v
  geolaí	geologist	m
  aindiagaí	atheist	m
  áireamh	Count(ing), enumeration; census	m

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Duinnín agus Imleacán Kali (tuilleadh)

Dineen and the navel of Kali (continued)

• Lig Brady osna as, ach thug sé an treoir chuí do phóilín a bhí ar dualgas.
  

  Brady sighed,but he gave the appropriate direction to a police officer on duty.

  treoir	Guidance, direction	f
  cuí	Fitting, proper
  dualgas	Natural right, due; customary fee or reward
  ar dualgas	on duty

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Duinnín agus Imleacán Kali (tuilleadh)

Dineen and the navel of Kali (continued)

Duinnín agus Imleacán Kali

Dineen and the navel of Kali

Nodlaig, -lag, pl. -i, f. , oft. with art … .
N. mhaith chughat, I wish you a merry Christmas…

• Seachtain roimh Nollaig. An aimsir an-mhíthaitneamhach ar
  fad. Gálaí gaoithe, ráigeanna baistí, flichshneachta. An Duinnineach
  ar a bhealach isteach go hEaglais na mBráithre Bána. Bhí
  sé thart ar a haon agus ba léir go leanfadh an lá anfach, fliuch. I
  halla mór na hEaglaise, bhí go leor pramanna, báibíní ina gcodladh iontu,
  teachtaireachtaí carntha orthu. Bhí daoine, mná don
  chuid is mó de, ag rith isteach chun faoistine nó ag lasadh
  coinnle: ullmhú i gcomhair na Nollag faoi lán tseoil.

  Week before Christmas. The weather was thoroughly unpleasant. Gales of wind,
  sudden outbreaks of rain, sleet. Dineen was on his way to the WhiteFriars’ church.
  It was about one and it was clear that the rainy, wet day would continue.
  In the great hall of the Church, there were many prams, babies sleeping in them,
  messages piled on them. There were people, mostly women, running in to confession or lighting up candles: preparation for Christmas in full swing[sail].

  míthaitneamhach	Displeasing, disagreeable; unpleasant, unattractive
  ráig	udden rush; sudden outbreak; fit, bout, attack	f pl ráigeanna
  flichshneachta	sleet	m
  anfach	Stormy, rough, tempestuous
  teachtaireacht	message	f
  carn	heap, pile	v
  faoistin	confession	f

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