Book I
| 1 | Nach raibh [rabh] an ceol go breagh ar fad. ~ Chuirfeadh sé fonn rinnce ar dhuine ar bith. | noch ruh (rev) [ro/] un k-yol guh bir-raw err fodh ~ khur-ruch shae foon (fown) reenkeh err ghinneh err bih. | Was not the music splendid. ~ It would give anyone a desire to dance. |
| 2 | Abair é! Bhí aithmhéal (cathughadh) ar gach duine muair a bhí an céilidh thart ~ sílim (is dóigh liom) ~ is nach breagh an sluagh a bhí ann. | obbir ae. vee af-fael (koh-hoo) err goch dhinneh noor a vee un kaelee harth ~ sheelim (iss dhoee-lyum) ~ iss noch bir-raw un slooa a vee awn (own) | You may say so! Everyone was sorry when the ceilidh was over ~ I think ~ and what a fine crowd was there. |
| 1 | Sluagh chomh breagh is chonnaic tú riamh ~ Caithfidh mé bheith a' bogadh anois ~ mar is fada ó d'fhág mé (d'fhágas) an baile. | slooa ho/ bir-raw iss hunnik thoo reev ~ k/oha mae (ko/h-hudh) veh a bugga a-nish' ~ more iss fodha o/ dhawg mae (dhawguss) un bolleh 2 | As fine a crowd as ever you saw. ~ I must be moving now ~ as it is a long time since I left home. |
| 2 | Cé'n deifir 2 (cad é an deabhadh or deithneas) atá ort? ~ Tá sé luath 'san oidhche fós. ~ fan agus ól cupán tae liom annseo (annso). | kaen djeefer (kodh ae un d-yow or dehinas) athaw urth ~ thaw shae loo-a sun eehah fo/ss ~ fon oggus o/l kupawn tae l-yum an-shuh' (an-suh') | What hurry are you in. ~ It is early in the night yet. ~ Stay and have a cup of tea here wth me. |
| 1 | Ní fhanfad ~ go raibh maith agat-sa ~ mar tá sé ag iirghe mall ~ agus beidh imshníomh ar mo mháthair fúm ~ má fhanaim amuigh i bhfad eile. ~ sílfidh sí (beidh sí a' ceapadh] gur rud eicínt (éigin) a d'eirigh dhom. | nee onudh ~ guh ruh moh og'-guth-sa (og-guth'-sa) ~ mor thaw shae eg iree mawl (mowl) ~ oggus bae (beg) imnee (imneev) err muh wawhur (vawhur) foom ~ maw onim amuh iwodh elleh ~ sheela shee [bae shee a kapa] gur rudh ekeentch (aegin) a dhira (dhirig) ghum. | No ~ thank you ~ as it is getting late ~ and my mother will be anxious about me ~ if I stay out much longer . ~ SHe will think that it is what something happened me. |
| 2 | Ó! Sin an chaói 3 (sin a slighe) leis na mháthreachaibh i gcomhnuidhe ~ go bhfóiridh Dia orra. | o/, shin un khee (shin a shlee) lesh na mawrucha i/-go/nee ~ guh wora (vora) djeea (deea) urra. | Oh, that is the way with mothers always ~ God help them. |
| 1 | Tá sé chomh maith dhom ~ a bheith a' cur an bóthair díom anois. ~ Go djughaidh Dia oidhche mhaith dhuit. | thaw shae ho/ moh ghum ~ a veh a kur un wo/hir (vohir) djeem (deem) a-nish ~ guh dhugga djeea (deea) eehah woh ghuitch (ghuit) | It is as well for me ~ to be going my road now. ~ Good night. |
| 2 | Go mba h-amhlaidh dhuit (gurab amhlaidh dhuit) agus go n-eirighidh do bhóthar leat. | guh muh howla ghuitch (gurab owlig ghuit) oggus guh niree (nirig) dhu wohur (vohur) lath. | The same to you, and may your journey thrive with you. |
1. Liguid "ll" as in "brilliant"
2. Caidé an práidhinn (kud-jae' un praw'-ing) what hurry, Ulster form
3. Sin a' dóih (shin a dho/ee), that is the way Ulster form
note that
phonetic
symbols
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pronounced
as in English
i r i s h a t h o m e - b o o k o n e - m á i r e n í c h e a l l a c h á m