Turas Siar 59 - Seanleaganacha Cainte
A collection of words and sayings for describing people and their characteristics.Speaker : Pádraic S. Ó Murchú, An Cartúr.
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The speaker's name is given in the description. The use of older Irish sayings and references to growing up with 'Gaeilge an chliabháin' suggest an elderly native speaker.
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Nuair a bheadh drochfhearg ar dhuine.
When someone would be very angry...
Go mbeadh sé contúirteach ná go ndéanfadh sé rud eicínt as bealach ná go mbuailfeadh sé duine eicínt.
That it would be dangerous or that it would do something out of the way or that it would hit someone.
Déarfadh siad go raibh sé timpisteach.
They would say that it was accidental.
Gur duine timpisteach a bhí ann.
That he was an unfortunate person.
Drochdhuine le farraigeach.
A bad person with the sea..
A bheith ag iarraidh rud eicínt a dhéanamh.
To be trying to do something..