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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Agus bhíodh sé ag dul isteach.
And he used to go in..
Timpeall troigh go leith nó mar sin.
About a foot and a half or so..
An leath amuigh den bhalla.
The outside half of the wall.
Isteach go dtí cúl an tsimléir.
In through the back of the chimney.
Agus ba iontach an áit é le rudaí a choinneáil.
And it was a wonderful place to keep things.
Bhíodh airgead istigh chomh maith ann.
There used to be money in it as well.
Deirtí gurb in é an fáth a mbíodh an criogaide.
It was said that that was the reason the cricket used to...
Istigh ag bun an bhaic.
Inside at the bottom of the bank/hill.
Deir siad an áit a mbíodh an criogaide.
They say the place where the cricket used to be..
Gur chinn sí go mbíodh farraige.
That she decided there used to be a sea..
Rinne mé dearmad nuair a bhí mé ag caint faoi na páistí beaga.
I forgot when I was talking about the little children..