School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)
- Location:
- Tully More, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 212
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- (continued from previous page)Tá clar ar cliasaibh le gaedilg d.
d'Fag sé treacai orm.
creamhan blister torn open = a soft spot.
Tá griobhal orm la griobalach.
Tá deirfir orm.
Tá sé gan mothughadh.
Tá teanga ar a leith aici (good control of language)
Tá snas bearla ar do theangaidh (no blas)
Tá tú droch - measamhail = hard to please.
Tá siad in adhairc le chéile = they are enemies.
Tá sé trom go leor agat = used when it means something too hard to do.
Chuireadh sé naire ar bonnaibh do chosa a bheith ann.
Ging de fhéin a sgoilteas an leamhan (diamond cuts diamond)
Rud a théidh ann fad théid sé an sín teacht. what lasts long will last longer.
Ní bhéidh sé agam go dtigidh an siar aniar.
Tá an t-srang curtha indiu aici = she has lost her good humour.
Is fada ón creith an ceithrín. the wound is far from the plaster.
Is doiligh a shaith corran a thabhairt do droch bhuanuidhe.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Bean Uí Brisleáin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Ardara, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- James Boyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Tullycleave More, Co. Donegal
