so...I've always understood the difference between isteach/amach and istigh/amuigh

but what is the difference between istigh/amuigh and laistigh/lasmuigh?

I noticed that on the cover of the new buntús "CD Inside" is rendered "laistigh" when I would have used "istigh" - althoguh I just discovered laistigh/lasmuigh last week when I found it in a novel as well as RS for the first time in the same day.


also...why is it "tá sé ina mhaidin," but "tá an tráthnóna/iarnóin/oíche ann?"

"Laistigh" and "lasmuigh" are equivalent to "taobh istigh" and "taobh amuigh", and both sets are generally found followed by the preposition "de":

lasmuigh den eaglais = taobh amuigh den eaglais = outside (of) the church

lasmuigh de na samplaí seo = taobh amuigh de na samplaí seo = outside of these examples = aside from these examples

The same works with "laistiar" and "lastoir":

laistiar den altóir = taobh thiar den altóir = behind the altor

Ah, yes, I do remember seeing that in the novels. Thanks.