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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Na seanmhuic a bheith comhrá aige, sin í.
The old woman to be talking to him, that's her..
go ngabhfadh siad anonn faoin stól ná faoin gcathaoir ná faoin form mar a bhí an
that they would go over under the stool or under the chair or under the table as it was.
Stól fada a bhíodh síos ón tine.
A long stool that used to be down by the fire..
Agus dhá mbeadh cúpla ceann de na seanmhuic ina suí air sin.
And if there were a couple of the old pigs sitting on that...
Agus iad ag comhrá ná ag caitheamh a gcuid píopaí.
As they were chatting or smoking their pipes...
Agus gan aon aird mhór thada.
And without any great attention at all..
Ag stánadh agus ag cur in aghaidh a chéile.
Staring and opposing each other..
Sin focal eile anois stánadh.
That’s another word now, staring..
Sin ag argóint a bheith daoiní ag cur in aghaidh a chéile.
That is people arguing against each other.
Duine amháin ag rá gur seod é duine amháin ag rá gur seo
One person saying that it is a jewel, one person saying that it is this.