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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a mhíniú don gáirí.
an explanation for the laughter..
Láidir ard seo go mbíodh sé ag reachtaíl gháirí.
Strong and tall, he used to be shouting with laughter.
Go mbíodh páistí go minic ag reachtaíl gáirí faoi sheandaoiní a bhíodh ag inseacht scéalta.
Children would often be laughing out loud at old people who used to be telling stories.
Ná a bhíodh ansin na cleasanna.
Weren't those the tricks then..
a bhí ag baint gáirí astu.
who was making them laugh..
Agus go minic is le gáirí a bhaint as páistí.
And often it is to make children laugh.
Bhíodh go leor go na seandaoiní seo.
There used to be a lot of these old people.
Ag inseacht na scéaltaí ná
Telling the stories, you know.
Agus rud a mbainfeadh na páistí an-spraoi as.
And something the children would really enjoy..