| Author |
Message |
    
zed (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From:
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 12:55 pm: | 
|
Goitse!
What exactly does this word mean? Am I correct in thinking it's mainly a Tir Chonaill expression?
GRMA |
|
Tomás (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From:
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 01:01 pm: |
|
ZED, -- Tá ceart agat! Goitse is mainly a Tír Chonaill expression. It means 'Come here.' |
|
Phouka
Member
Username: Phouka
Post Number: 2
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 03:45 pm: |
|
My Irish on Your Own book notes that it's just used in Ulster irish -- as Tomás noted, it means something like 'come here', or 'c'mon' |
|
Tomás (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From:
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 08:36 am: |
|
ZED, -- In Conamara (and elsewhere), you will hear Gaeilgeoirí say "Tar i leith" for "c'mon" and "Gabh i leith" for "go on." "Tar i leith" is pronounced as "TAR LYUH" and "Gabh i leith" is pronounced as "GULL YUH." |
|
Diarmo
Member
Username: Diarmo
Post Number: 29
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 09:48 am: |
|
it is the Donegal rendition of gabh anseo! |
|
