Can you tell me how you'd translate this sentence, thanks:

Oíche cheann féile ann agus gan aon deor ina theach is gile ná an t-uisce.

The eve of another feastday, and not a drop brighter than water in his house. (i.e. nothing alcoholic)

Go raibh maith agat, cabhair mhór ab ea tú dom.

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another question (I don't want to take the sentences out of context):

[...]Leoga, b'fhurast a aithne ar a ghlór an oíche seo nach é sin an rud ba mhian leis a rá ar chor ar bith ach: 'Níl sibh gan comhrá agaibh os coinne páistí.'

GRMA!!!

Indeed, this evening it could be heard in his voice that that was not what he intended to say at all, but "you are picking a choice subject for converstaion in front of the children"

That's what it means? "you are picking a choice subject for converstaion in front of the children"???

Thanks again.

I'm confident - without seeing the whole story - that it does mean just that. If it seems not to make sense, let me know.

BTW, what is the story - chances are I have it, and could check myself.

cith is dealán. (page 10, at the end of the big second paragraph).

I have no dictionary entry for dealán, what is it?

thanks

Dineen gives several meanings, but I think " a sudden burst of sunshine after a cloud" is the one mean.

"Cith is dealán" - the good times and the bad.

I don't think I have it, it was a school book in my time!

a new problem:

Tar éis an tsaoil, bhí siotalacha breátha ag an rógaire báis á mbreith leis agus é ag tabhairt deiridh domsa.

grma aris

(Message edited by seabhac on November 30, 2005)

After all
The rogue death was taking fine young children with him and leaving me to the end.

(90% confidence!)

mo fhadhb:á mbreith

Is it a noun verb?

And the rogue death - is it a composition of two nouns?

(Message edited by seabhac on December 01, 2005)

rógaire báis - personification of death, described as a rogue.

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breith [ainm briathartha][ainmfhocal baininscneach den dara díochlaonadh]
tabhairt nó teacht ar an saol (rugadh leanbh di; lá breithe) tabhairt mar thoradh (ubh a bhreith); iompar chun siúil (beir leat é sin); greim a fháil ar, teacht suas le (beir greim air, ní bhéarfaidh sé anois orainn); buachan (rug sé an chraobh leis); dul (beir leat abhaile); druidim le (ag breith suas ar a trí).

á [aidiacht shealbhach]
aidiacht shealbhach sa tríú pearsa le hainmneacha briathartha (á chosaint, á cosaint, á gcosaint; bhí sé á gceannach; bhí siad á gceannach aige).

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á mbreith leis - Taking them away with him (verbal noun preceded by possesive pronoun if that is the correct term)

go raibh mile maith agat faoin mhiniú seo.