Seamus Moran (Unregistered Guest)
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 05:29 pm: |
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A chairde: I've forgotten the greeting / blessing you give when a friend gets a new house and (another gets) a boat. I'm thinking along the lines of "go mairir is go gcathair" you say when someone gets a new suit. Any idea? Gor raibh maith agaibh. |
Dennis
Member Username: Dennis
Post Number: 925 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 08:06 pm: |
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Sin agat é. "Go mairir agus go gcaithir é!" Lasmuigh de Chúige Mumhan, deirtear "Go maire tú é agus go gcaithe tú é!" |
(Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 02:09 pm: |
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Dennis, Ta an teach i gCundai Ciarraighe agus an bad i gCundai an Chlair, so taim ceart go leor le "Go mairir agus go gcaithir é!" mar sin. Bhios ag ceapadh go raibh abairtin ann faoi bheith sabhalta ar an farraige and an cuain a bhaint amach i gconai, ach b'fheidir gurbh e dann as bearla ata im cheann. Go raibh mile maith agat, agus bron orm as ucht mo chuid litriocht agus gramadach. Seamus. |