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   “Cailín óg a bhí ar fástodh ag sean bhean agus ní rabh aon fhocal Béarla aici.”

   

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   Cailín óg a bhí ar fástodh ag sean bhean agus ní rabh an fhocal Béárla aice. Theagasc an t-sean bhean an méad seo Béarla díthe, le bhéith fíor úsaideach aice nuair a rachadh sí 'un a' tsiopa. (I) "Eggs" (II) "Nine pence" (III) "If you don't, some other one will" D'innis sí díthe nuair a chuirfeadh fear a' t-siopa ceist uirthi, goidé a bhí leithe, í a rád, "Eggs." Nuair a d'fhiafróchadh sé cá mhéad a bhí a dhith uirthi, rádh, "Nine pence." Da ndéirféadh sé na dtabhairfeadh seisean an oiread sin ortha ise é a fhreagradh; "If you don't some other one will." Ce'n tádh a chasaidh uirthe ach oifigeach na sioth maoir, agus arsa seisean, "Good day." "Eggs" arsa sise. A dhuine na gcarad, arsa seisean "What do you mean?" "Nine pence" arsa sise. "Go sábhaluigh 'n Riogh muid, arsa seisean "I must arrest you" "If you don't, some other one will, arsa sise Fágfaidh muid mar sin iad.

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   Folktales index

   AT1698: Deaf Persons and their Foolish Answers [Including other misunderstandings which occur when people converse.]

   Language

   Irish

   Informant

   Anton Ua Gallchobhair

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Tirkillin, Co. Donegal