Dictionary Entries
ar an Tír Thiar, fad ó shin
in the West, a long time ago
Sa Tír Thiar bhí sé sin
In the west of the country, this was
thall, gar go leor an áit sin
over/beyond, close enough to this place
Tá an Rí curtha, soir ag an mballa sin, soir
The king is buried over to the east, at that wall there
sna áit ina bhfuil na clocha geala
in the the place where there are the bright stones
an bealach sin
that way
Soir ansin
To the east, there
bhfuil a fhios agatsa anois, ca bhfuil na daoine curtha anseo, daoine a muintir leat fhéin
do you know where your ancestors are buried here?
tá siad curtha, i bhFáil Mór
they are buried in Falmore
beirt an bothar thiar, 's a mharaigh sé
it (the storm) killed two from back the road
ar an tír mór
on the mainland
Is dócha, go raibh tionchar mór, aige sin, ar an saol ar an oileáin ina dhiaidh sin, a raibh?
I suppose that had a big influence on life on the island after that?
an áit a dtugann siad "the dock" ar, thíos anseo
the place they call "the dock", down here.
Tá dhá h-oileáin Inis Cé ina luī amach ó Leathinis an Mhuirthead.
The two Inishkea islands lie off the Mullet peninsula
aon dath uisce ó shin as.
any type of water from there, since then