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 is minic a déarfaí, níl aon léamh ort, tá tú buailte amach.
And it would often be said, there’s no understanding you, you’re completely gone.
Bheadh siad sin an-chrosta.
They would be very cross.
Agus ní túisce rud amháin.
And no sooner is one thing...
Dhá dhéanamh acu ná rud eile imithe go háit éigin eile agus ag déanamh tuilleadh a mbíochtú.
Two of them are doing something else, gone somewhere else and making more of their living...
B'fhéidir go scuabfadh siad an bréad dá gcloigeann agus go mbeadh siad imithe leis.
Maybe they would brush the hat from their head and they would be gone with it.