* Gluais • Glossary doirtealsink cith fearthainnea rain shower trup na veainthe noise of the van cabhsalane uiligall thriomaigh méI dried go bhfeicfinnuntil I'd see inneall an chairrthe engine of the car casta asturned off ar bheannaigh sé domhthat he greeted me modhúilgentle bradáinsalmon scadáinherring beithíochbeast boladh milis an éisc ár gclúdúthe sweet smell of the fist covering us leitheannaflat-fish troisccod Ar mhothaigh tú an toirneach?Did you hear the thunder? cibé ar bithanyway reoiteoirfreezer bheir sé ar na scadáin ina bpéiríhe caught the herring in pairs crágalarge hands gágcrack de bharraíochtin excess cúpla crág oighreoigea few handfuls of ice ina mullachon top of them bhog sé go fadálachhe moved slowly cruithump go foighdeachpatiently drochthimpistea bad accident is mór an garit's a good thing dhéanfaidh sin muidthat'll do gan a thomhaswithout weighing it dlaíóg ghruaigestrands of hair sa chisteanachin the kitchen cuma bhrónacha sad look ó mhaidinsince this morning corrlásome days deoirdrop go fuireachaircautiously ródhánatoo bold/cheeky sliosslice tarraingtto draw Tae uilig a ólaimseI only drink tea an aimsir seothese days Ailt an ChorráinBurtonport ráchairtrun, demand monarchainfactories d'fhear céileseyour husband iascairefisherman An ScreabánThe area in Gaoth Dobhair where factories are located cibé cá fhad is a mhairfeas sin!however long that'll last dhéanaim i dtólamh dearmadI always forget a cailleadhwho died an lá faoi dheireadhthe other day Char mhothaighI didn't (hear) stócach óga young lad ailsecancer cearrwrong Thug sé a bhásIt killed him bolgam taea mouthful of tea fuarthas a chorp báitehis drowned body was found dhá chónairtwo coffins dhá fhairetwo wakes coisreacadh Dé orainnGod bless us A Dhia ár sábháilGod save us buille tromheavy blow bíodh slios den cháca sinséir sin agathave a slice of that ginger cake lán marahigh tide sruthánstream meascaithe leismixed with it slanntracha éiscfish scales fearthainnrain níochánwashing ar son an taefor the tea B'fhearr domhsa a bheith ag gabháil giota eileI'd better be going ar shiúlgone ag teacht isteach domhon my return uchtánarmful, load carried close to chest éadaí leaththirimehalf-dry clothes a smaointigh méthat I remembered nár íoc méthat I didn't pay

* Gluais • Glossary doirtealsink cith fearthainnea rain shower trup na veainthe noise of the van cabhsalane uiligall thriomaigh méI dried go bhfeicfinnuntil I'd see inneall an chairrthe engine of the car casta asturned off ar bheannaigh sé domhthat he greeted me modhúilgentle bradáinsalmon scadáinherring beithíochbeast boladh milis an éisc ár gclúdúthe sweet smell of the fist covering us leitheannaflat-fish troisccod Ar mhothaigh tú an toirneach?Did you hear the thunder? cibé ar bithanyway reoiteoirfreezer bheir sé ar na scadáin ina bpéiríhe caught the herring in pairs crágalarge hands gágcrack de bharraíochtin excess cúpla crág oighreoigea few handfuls of ice ina mullachon top of them bhog sé go fadálachhe moved slowly cruithump go foighdeachpatiently drochthimpistea bad accident is mór an garit's a good thing dhéanfaidh sin muidthat'll do gan a thomhaswithout weighing it dlaíóg ghruaigestrands of hair sa chisteanachin the kitchen cuma bhrónacha sad look ó mhaidinsince this morning corrlásome days deoirdrop go fuireachaircautiously ródhánatoo bold/cheeky sliosslice tarraingtto draw Tae uilig a ólaimseI only drink tea an aimsir seothese days Ailt an ChorráinBurtonport ráchairtrun, demand monarchainfactories d'fhear céileseyour husband iascairefisherman An ScreabánThe area in Gaoth Dobhair where factories are located cibé cá fhad is a mhairfeas sin!however long that'll last dhéanaim i dtólamh dearmadI always forget a cailleadhwho died an lá faoi dheireadhthe other day Char mhothaighI didn't (hear) stócach óga young lad ailsecancer cearrwrong Thug sé a bhásIt killed him bolgam taea mouthful of tea fuarthas a chorp báitehis drowned body was found dhá chónairtwo coffins dhá fhairetwo wakes coisreacadh Dé orainnGod bless us A Dhia ár sábháilGod save us buille tromheavy blow bíodh slios den cháca sinséir sin agathave a slice of that ginger cake lán marahigh tide sruthánstream meascaithe leismixed with it slanntracha éiscfish scales fearthainnrain níochánwashing ar son an taefor the tea B'fhearr domhsa a bheith ag gabháil giota eileI'd better be going ar shiúlgone ag teacht isteach domhon my return uchtánarmful, load carried close to chest éadaí leaththirimehalf-dry clothes a smaointigh méthat I remembered nár íoc méthat I didn't pay

* Gluais • Glossary i gcoinne na dtonntrachaagainst the waves ag dreapadhclimbing gíogsqueak ionadhsurprise míthuiscintmisunderstanding a bhéic CathalCathal shouted bhfolachhiding an-mhíshasúilvery unsatisfactory ní chuirfidh mise isteach ortI won't bother you gáire meidhreachmirthful laugh ag útamáil thartfumbling around gan amhrasundoubtedly lig dom mo mhachnamh a dhéanamhlet me have a think ag déanamh aithrise arcopying a cásher situation bhraith séhe felt praiseachmess os ísealin a low voice mí-ádhbad luck piseogsuperstition caladhport, harbour Gháir SaidíSaidí laughed catachcurly chun é a ghríosadhto incite him ceangalbond an tríú mílaoisthe third millennium mí-ádhbad luck cinneadhdecision chun na líonta a tharraingtto draw the nets péarlachpearly íoróinirony i gcruachásin a predicament ag treabhadhploughing déanachlate ag ardúrising ag luascadh go fíochmharrocking fiercely fothainshelter fliuch báitesoaking wet cuma chrostaa cross look sorncooker doirtealsink cuisneoirfridge ar eagla go gcasfadh séin case he'd turn around Bhí sí i bponc ceart.

* Gluais • Glossary mo dhícheallmy best a gheallaim dom féinI promise myself san fhásachin the desert d'fhéadfainn staonadh ó sheacláidI could abstain from chocolate don Charghasfor Lent cleastrick chuirfinn dallamullóg orm féinI'd delude myself blastatasty íobairtsacrifice maitheasgood bródúilproud casacht mhór ghroía great big cough tairseachthreshold tanaíthin fiáinwild de shíoralways seanfhaiseantaold-fashioned láchfriendly, pleasant mearbhallconfusion cheapasI thought a bhlas tuaisceartachhis northern accent chloisimis a chasachtwe used to hear his cough bhímis ar bíswe used to be excited/impatient cúbógacollections of Easter eggs scaoilimis gach uile ní uainnwe'd cast everything aside go scafántaspeedily ghlacadh sí buíochas leisshe would thank him chuireadh sí i bhfolach éshe would hide it ag iomrascáil lena chéilewrestling one another suachmáneasy-going person gan puth análawithout a puff of breath parlúsparlour, sitting-room deireadh sí linnshe would say to us cur i gcéill iomlántotal pretence thuigeadh siseshe'd understand bheannaímis dówe would greet him d'fhiafraímis dewe'd ask him d'fhreagraímiswe would answer go fuarbhruiteindifferently ag tóraíocht an mhálasearching for the bag nodclue go n-alpfadh Daidí siar iadthat Dad would devour them beadaílover of sweet things dá bharras a result d'éalaigh méI escaped cófrapress ag póirseáil thartrummaging about málaí plaisteachaplastic bags doirtealsink de phreabsuddenly go raibh mo chosa nitethat it was all up with me polaitíocht an tuaiscirtthe politics of the north daoine muinteartharelations díospóireachtaí bríomharalively debates a chuairteannahis visits b'annamh cuideachta na bhfear aigehe seldom had the company of men ag útamáilfumbling ba ghiorra in aois diclosest to her in age mo dhála féin agus Tríonajust like myself and Tríona fé mar a chaitheadh Tríona liomsaas Tríona used to treat me barrúilfunny de shíor dár gcáineadhalways criticizing us ag spochadh as m'uncailteasing my uncle agus uasal le híseal á dhéanamh aigesean uirthiseand he was patronizing her tá sé chomh maith agamI may as well á leanúintfollowing him garda gradaimguard of honour cársánwheeze inchreidtecredible plúchadhasthma ag sméideadh ar m'uncailnodding at my uncle dá mbéarfaí ormif I was caught isteach sna gnáthchróite folaighinto the usual hiding-places macalla na nglórthathe echo of the voices tuaromen, sign an ceann ab ansa liom féinthe one I liked best mealltachenticing bonnánhorn fardoraslintel of door vardúswardrobe bheir mé barróg airI hugged him ag cóiriú na n-adhartánarranging the cushions glicsly caoi a chur ar an áitto tidy up the place margadhdeal a roinntto share stróic méI tore daitecoloured dúil chráitetorturous desire candaí móra seacláidebig chunks of chocolate blúire ar bhlúirebit by bit giodalachperky bhuail fonn múisce muidwe felt like vomiting tháinig iarracht den cheann faoi orainnwe became a little bit down smeartha le seacláidcovered in chocolate teipfailure

* Gluais &#149; Glossary glúin nuaa new generation brívigour ag dul ó neart go neartgoing from strength to strength fiontar foilsitheoireachtapublishing enterprise cnuasach gearrscéaltacollection of short stories cé gur mhionnaigh Artairalthough Artair swore slíomairesmooth, flattering, hypocritically friendly person saint an ghoilethe greed of his stomach a chomhairle a athrúto change his mind ar fheabhas uiligabsolutely excellent osnasigh ar chúl an mhuinílbehind the neck muisiriúnmushroom ní réitíonn siad sin liom beag ná mórthey don&#148;t agree with me at all snaghiccups gráinnínpinch cainéalcinnamon síoltaseeds a sháith biaenough food ag cruthú rud úrcreating something new má thuigeann tú leat méif you know what I mean a sheachaintto avoid muiníntrust blastatasty ordóg coisetoe an iarraidh sinthis time cnapheap á ghreadadh go cúramachcarefully mixing it babhlabowl scilléadskillet shamhlaigh séhe imagined go díbhirceacheagerly subhachascheerfulness ag leathadhspreading geirfat bréanfoul doilighdifficult a chreidbheáilto believe ar leithseparately mar a thit rudaí amach domhow things worked out for me ní raibh dadaidh le fáilthere was nothing available i mo ghlacin my hand ag diúlsucking bhí an t-ádh dearg ormI was dead lucky dea-chumthashapely láchfriendly fialgenerous níor bhlais mé riamhI never tasted faic na ngrástnot a thing ag cuimilt a béilrubbing her mouth a mháshis thigh seanmóireachtpreaching greimbite iomrámention deisopportunity luachmharvaluable seanchaslore as ar fáisceadh iadfrom which they were wrought doilíssorrow, difficulty i leathchogarin a half-whisper iad a chur i ngníomhto put them in action seal beag gearra short period sa Nua-Shéalainnin New Zealand ina ghabhalcrotch ag sápressing críonmhíoltawood-worms corrachprojecting lorgashin damanta nimhneachdamn sore scoilteadh a chraiceannhis skin was split crá gan mhaolútorment without alleviation chun an tí bhigto the toilet ina gcuideachtain their company báisteach mhillteanachterrible rain foscadhshelter a bhaint amachto reach ag bleadaracht go díchéillíblattering senselessly scaiftecrowd ag casachtachcoughing breallánfool millteanach dóighiúilextremely pretty as miosúrextraordinary gan choinneunexpected blas searbha sour taste breis agus a sáithmore than her fill strambánachlong-winded smut féin den fhírinneeven a small bit of truth é a thionlacanto accompany him a bhéarfadh íthat would take her críochend gan mhórchuid náirewithout a lot of embarrassment gnóthachbusy straois léanmharwoeful grimace trína gruaig mhín bhánthrough her soft white hair sula bpléascfadh a lamhnánbefore his bladder would explode ag cogaint a spúnóigechewing the spoon déaraimislet us say drochnósannabad habits tuairimíopinions cogaíwars slí mhaireachtála fholláinhealthy way of life a mhealladhto coax a chuir fíorionadh uirthiwhich really surprised her ag cur tharstutalking away go díbhirceach dícheallacheagerly and diligently d&#146;fholmhaigh séhe emptied sásarsaucer doirtealsink thriomaigh éhe dried it slachtmhartidy á thionlacan féinaccompying himself sultmharenjoyable spídslander gan mhuirnwithout tenderness magairlítesticles nuair a dheifrigh Artair tharstu de léimwhen Artair hurried past them with a jump <t