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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Go minic is istigh ar chúl na tine ná ar thaobh an bhaic sé an bac an
Often it is behind the fire or at the side of the obstacle the obstacle is.
Tá ar gach aon taobh den tine.
There is on every side of the fire...
Bac ar gach aon taobh den tine istigh sa timléar.
A barrier on every side of the fire inside the ring.
Agus ba shin iad na baic nó
And those were the obstacles then.
San áit a mbíodh an tine istigh.
Where the fire used to be inside..
Agus ar thaobh na láimhe claí go mórmhór bhí Poll an Mhaic.
And on the left-hand side especially was Poll an Mhaic..
Corrsheanteach bhíodh.
An occasional lodger used to be...
Poll an mhaic ar chaon taobh.
A hole of the son on each side.
Sin poll isteach i dtaobh an simléir le taobh na tine.
That is a hole in by the chimney beside the fire.