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Nach breá an Gaeilgeoir, bail ó Dhia air, atá thall i Tenerife?

Isn't he a fine Irish speaker, God bless him, over in Tenerife?

Source Adjectives Conversation Feelings Geographical terms Language

Sin Darach Ó Cathain, as . . . fear Rath Cairn?

That's Darach Ó Cathain, from. . . Rath Cairn man?

Source People Geographical terms Conversation Identifiers Place names

agus tá sé i Tenerife na laethanta seo.

and he is in Tenerife these days.

Source Geographical terms Time People Everyday phrases Places

Corruair dá gcasfaí 'na bhaile mhóir é gheobhadh sé chupla coinneal ach go hannamh a bhíodh sé sa mbaile mór.

Sometimes if he found himself in the big town, he would get a couple of candles but he was rarely in the big town.

Source Adverbs Everyday phrases Geographical terms Feelings Objects

'Bhfuil aon cuimhne agatsa ar shean-scéalta sa cheantar seo nó shean-bhéaloideas?

Do you remember any old stories from this area or folklore?

Source Folklore Conversation Geographical terms Feelings Everyday phrases

Bhí conaí ar an oileáin seo, i bhfad roimhe cuimhne sínseara na bhfear seo.

There were people living on the island long before the ancestors of these men

Source People Place names Life & death History Geographical terms

fiche míle thart ar an teach

twenty miles around the house

Source Geographical terms Measurement The home Numbers Prepositions

agus gabh an coileach suas, mullach an tigh, taobh amuigh

and the rooster went up, on top of the house, outside

Source Animals Buildings Geographical terms Verbs The home

agus chuir as siar, shroich siad

and as they reached another bit further west

Source Adverbs Geographical terms Prepositions Verbs Everyday phrases

gandal ghé...ghé

a male goose...goose

Source Animals People Adjectives Geographical terms Food and drink

ar fhad a' bhóthar

along the road

Source Prepositions Geographical terms The countryside Transport Everyday phrases

is breá an tír í

It's a fine country

Source Adjectives Geographical terms Feelings Everyday phrases The countryside

Théadh sé go Sasana

he used to go to England

Source Activities Travel People Past participle Geographical terms

bhuel, chuid acu théanns go Sasana

well, some of them go to England

Source Everyday phrases Geographical terms Adverbs Verbs People

baile deas

(a) nice village/town

Source Adjectives Geographical terms Buildings Countryside Feelings
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