Dictionary Entry

Bhoil ní ar mhaithe leat abair an uair sin bhí an wire tar éis chomh dona agus a bhí sé an bhfuil a fhios agat go mbíodh faitíos ag daoine go raibh drochscéal ag tíocht ba ar mhaithe leis bhí sé ann ar mhaithe leis na daoine mar a déarfá ba seirbhís a bhí ann agus fiú amháin an an trócaire mar a déarfá a bhain leis an idirdhealú sin idir an wire agus an an teileagram nach dtuigfeadh duine gur ar mhaithe leis an duine a bhí an bhí an tseirbhís ar fad ar mhaithe leis an duine mar a déarfá.

Well, not for your sake, say, at that time the wire had gotten as bad as it was, you know, people used to be afraid that bad news was coming; it was for their sake it was there, for the sake of the people, as you might say, it was a service, and even, as you might say, the mercy that was connected to that distinction between the wire and the telegram—not everyone would understand that the whole service was for the sake of the person, as you might say.