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Book I

Preface
Intro

 


2 Rachaidh (raghad) agus fáilte. ~ Ba mhaith liom-sa sin freisin (san leis). ~ Seo Oifig an Phuist anois ~ agus rachaidh mise (raghad-sa) ar ais go dtí an teach (tigh) ~ 'na bhfuilim ar lóistín (a' cur fúm) ~ chin tubháille agus culaith snámh fhághail ~ agus beidh mé (bead) ag a tráigh i gceann ceathramha sin an gnó? rochee (ri-udh) oggus fawl'-tcheh (fawl-te) ~ buh woh l-yum-sa shin freshin (sun lesh) ~ shuh effig un fuishth a-nish ~ oggus rochee misha (ri-udhsa) err ash guh djee (dee) un tch-yoch (tig) ~ na willim err losh-theen (a kur foom) ~ hun thoo-awl'-eh oggus kullah snawv aw-il ~ oggus bae mae (bedh) eg un thraw (thraw-ig) ig-yawn (ig-yown) kahroo oo'-ireh ~ un h-yeeuna shin (sun) un gno/ I will (go) and welcome. ~ I would like that also. ~ Here is the post office now ~ an I will go back to the house ~ where I am staying ~ to get a towel and bathing suit ~ and I will be at the shore in a quarter of an hour's time. ~ Will that do?
1 Deanfaidh go breagh ~ beannacht leat go fóill ~ agus ná bí deighearnach (déigheanach) djeeuna (deeun-ig) guh bir-raw ~ bann-ochth lath guh fo-il ~ oggus naw bee fjernuch (dae-nuch) It will do finely. ~ Good by for the present ~ and do not be late.

Agallamh VII

  I mBaile Átha Cliath im-laak-leea In Dublin
  [Beirt Deirbhdhiúr a' Cainnt] [bertch dhrihoor a' kontch] [Two Sisters talking]
1 Brighid: An 'san gcathair a bhí tú (a bhis)? breedh: un sun gohir a vee thoo (a veesh) Brigid: It is int he city you were?
2 Máire: 'Seadh. maura: shah Mary: Yes
1 Rud ar bith iongantach ar siubhal? rudh err bih eenthuch (oonthuch) err shool. ANything strange [wonderful] going on?
2 Ní fhaca mise aon rud ~ acht creidim go raibh [rabh] "cuardach" 'thá dheanamh ag lucht an airm ~ i Sráid Uí Chonaill timcheall a dó dhéag a chlog. nee okka misha aen rudh ~ och kredjim (kredim) guh ruh (ruh-rev) koor'-duch khaw yeeu-na eg luchth un ar-im ~ ih shrawidh (srawidh) ee khunil tcheempul (teempull) a dho/ yaeg a khlug. I did not see anything ~ but I believe these wsa a "raid" being made by the military ~ in O'Connell Street about twelve o-clock
1 Ní'l fhios agam (ní fheadar) an bhfuair-eadar aon rud? neel iss og'-gum (og-gum') (nee adhar) un woor-idhar (vooridhar) aen rudh I wonder {I do not know] if they found anything?

 

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