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School: Bailieboro (C.)

Location:
Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 140

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  1. Irish Idioms in English Speech

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    (1) What's on you? What's the matter with you?
    (Cad tá ort)

    (2) What's wrong with you?
    (Goidé tá cear leat)

    (3) He is only letting on - pretending
    (a' leigint air)

    (4) He is out of his mind - insane
    (as a mheabhair)

    (5) I came up with them - overtook them
    (tháinig mé suas leo)

    (6) He fell out of his standing - fainted
    (in a sheasamh)

    (7) What hurry is on you - why are you in such a hurry
    (ce'n deifir atá ort)

    (8) It took a start out of me - frightened me
    (bhain sé geit asam)

    (9) I didn't find you coming - hear or see
    (níor mhothuigh mé thú)

    (10) I'll do it out here - sometime in the future
    (amach annseo)

    (11) I'll do it from this out - from now on
    (as seo amach)

    (12) He hit the road - started on a journey
    (bhuail sé an bothar)

    (13) I struck up with them - met them
    (bhuail mé suas leo)
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mrs Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan