Dictionary Entries
Tá sé seo fiche agus a cuig bliain ó shin,
This is twenty-five years ago,
Blianta ó shin, ar ndóigh.
Years ago, of course.
Chaith siad isteach é.
They threw him in.
chonaic siad
they saw
agus casadh leofa
and they met
Théadh sé go Sasana
he used to go to England
Bhíodh na páistí
The children used to be (note pronunciation 'veef')
airde
ní rabh mé an airde sin, I wasn't that height, i. I was only a small child at the time (Sb). teach i n-airde cabhlach, side-wall high, or ready roofing (AOS).
adhlacadh
'was buried', (occurs only in prayers.)
coirín
coirín a bhíof acú a' fiuchadh an uisc' before they had kettles and pots
ach d'fhadaigh
but (it) was set
Bhíodh sé ag scríobadh
he used to be scratching..
bhí sé imithe, ach
he was gone, but
curtha liom
buried by me
caitheadh suas muid
we were thrown up