Again from "An Braon Broghach":

B'fhéidir go mba chríonna an mhaise do Cholm béal marbh a bheith air faoi chúrsaí nach bhféadfadh a tharraingt ach siúite agus scliúchas ar a thinteán féin.

Now I think that I can translate the first part as:

Colm might have been well-advised that he should be silent in matters ??????

Feel free to correct me.

Thanks in advance.

Oh and please help me translate the other part (forgot to mention.)

... cúrsaí nach bhféadfadh a tharraingt ach siúite agus scliúchas ar a thinteán féin.
... matters which could only produce trouble and strife on his own hearth.

Paraphrasing it:

Colm should have kept his mouth shut about matters that would only stir up strife and trouble at home.

B'fhéidir go	maybe
(m)ba chríonna an mhaise	it would be wise
do Cholm	for Colm
béal marbh a bheith air faoi	to have a dead mouth about
chúrsaí	matters
nach bhféadfadh a tharraingt ach	that could only draw down
siúite agus scliúchas	unease and fighting
ar a thinteán féin	on his own hearth

maise [ainmfhocal baininscneach den cheathrú díochlaonadh]
áilleacht, breáthacht; iompar (b'olc an mhaise dó gan beannú dúinn).

grmma, buíochas libh, anois is féidir liom an léamh a lean.

You're welcome to correct my thanks.

leanúint den léamh!

Lean ort, maith an fear. Scéal iontach atá ann.

i want to make sure i have this phrase down correctly, in the right arrangement. thanks so much!

i miss you father
cronaím thú athair

B’fhada uaim thú, a dheaide.

B’fhada uaim thú, a athair.



That's what first springs to mind. Wait for the others

(Message edited by peter on April 22, 2008)

quote:

B’fhada uaim thú, a athair.

Isn't that "I missed you..." ?

Is féidir "Cronaím thú, a athair" a rá.

Tá mo chloigeann ar nós sieve. Tá sé chomh maith dhom mo bhéal a choinneál dúinte =)

Ní ar nós criathair ar chor ar bith. Ar nós líon iascaigh! Téann a lán lán rudaí suaithinseacha i bhfostú ann: focail bhlasta agus nathanna aisteacha.

Maybe Peter meant to say ''Airím uaim thú'' isn't that what you Connemara lot say?

Airím uaim thú. That's good, too. Or with "braith" or "mothaigh", other verbs that mean "feel":

Braithim uaim thú.
Mothaím uaim thú.

And in certain parts of Donegal mainly Gweedore, Ranafast, and the Tory Island you would more than likely to hear ''Tá cumha orm i do dhiaidh''.

GRMA, Dennis!

Is é aireoidh mé uaim thú agus beidh caitheamh i do dhiaidh a'm an Ghaeilge a chuir fear Chonamara ar “I’ll miss you”, de réir mo chuid nótaí. Ach céard faoi “b’fhada LIOM uaim é”, nach gciallaíonn an nath seo (agus an dul ceart na Gaeilge air) “tá an ní ba liomsa ag tastáil go géar uaim anois” .i. “I miss it”?

(Message edited by peter on April 24, 2008)

Rinne mé “caitheamh ina dhiaidh” a googleáil agus tá “caitheamh ina dhiaidh orm” ann mar thoradh chomh maith. Ar ndóigh, luíonn sé le loighic an réamhfhocal “ar” a úsáid anseo, ceart go leor, ach ab in é an ceann is cirte níl tuairim a’m faoi.