An Spailpín Fánach Flashcards
1
Q
a slave
A
sclábhaí
2
Q
a farm worker
A
oibrí feirme
3
Q
who used to go
A
a théadh
4
Q
looking for seasonal farm work
A
ag lorg/iarraidh obair shéasúrach feirme
5
Q
big farmers
A
feirmeoirí móra
6
Q
depending on his health
A
ag brath ar a shláinte
7
Q
a period of three months
A
ráithe
8
Q
he will accept
A
glacfaidh sé
9
Q
the rebel leader
A
ceannaire na reibiliúnaigh
10
Q
1798 Rising
A
Éirí Amach 1798
11
Q
a big heavy pole
A
maide mór trom
12
Q
a pike/fork
A
píce
13
Q
to stab people with
A
chun daoine a shá
14
Q
his trip
A
a thuras
15
Q
earnestly
A
go díograiseach
16
Q
his flail
A
a shúiste
17
Q
beating them all
A
ag buachan orthu go léir
18
Q
while he works
A
agus é i mbun oibre
19
Q
what he has to hear
A
sin a bhíonn le cloisteáil aige
20
Q
here he is now
A
sin é chugaibh
21
Q
harming his health
A
ag déanamh dochair dá shláinte
22
Q
working too hard
A
ag obair ró-dhian
23
Q
at the hiring market
A
ag an aonach híreála
24
Q
by a wall
A
taobh le balla
25
a peasant
tuathánach
26
young fellow
stócach
27
young, tall, thin
óg, ard, tanaí
28
by the side of the street
ar thaobh na sráide
29
riding
ag marcaíocht
30
arriving
ag teacht
31
questioning him
ag cur ceiste air
32
employed
fostaithe
33
lets hit the road
seo linn chun bóthair
34
the journey
an t-aistear
35
walking after him
ag siúl ina dhiaidh
36
the end of the 18th century
deireadh an 18ú haois
37
under English rule
faoi riail Shasana
38
the English
na Sasanaigh
39
the Penal Laws
na Péindlíthe
40
still in effect
fós i bhfeidhm
41
expecting military assistance
ag súil le cabhair mhíleata
42
from the French
ó na Francaigh
43
the United Irishmen
na hÉireannaigh Aontaithe
44
gathering strength
ag bailiú nirt
45
the harsh, slavish life
an saol crua, sclábhúil
46
participate in
páirt a ghlacadh
47
a patriotic poem
dán tírghrá
48
an exile poem
dán deoraíochta
49
the hardship of life
cruatan an tsaoil
50
among the ordinary folk
i measc na cosmhuintire
51
in exile
ar deoraíocht
52
from his native county
óna chontae dúchais
53
a disrespectful term
téarma dímheasa
54
a seasonal farm worker
oibrí feirme séasúrach
55
so that they would be employed
chun go bhfostófaí iad
56
scythe
speal
57
a penny
pingin
58
a wandering labourer
oibrí fánach
59
a penny per day
pingin in aghaidh an lae
60
fed up of the harsh life
tinn tuirseach den saol crua
61
broke/hard up
beo bocht
62
travelling from place to place
ag taisteal ó áit go háit
63
after work
ar thóir oibre
64
the theme of poverty
téama na bochtaineachta
65
the theme of politics
téama na polaitíochta
66
interwoven
fite fuaite
67
an alternative life
malairt saoil
68
fight against the English
troid i gcoinne na Sasanach
69
a pitiful image
íomhá brónach
70
he's sick often
bíonn sé breoite go minic
71
in the bad weather
sa drochaimsir
72
he harvests
baineann sé
73
grass or corn
féar nó arbhar
74
between anger and shame
idir fearg agus náire
75
horrible arrogant people
daoine gránna sotalacha
76
looking down on him
ag féachaint anuas air
77
snobbish people
daoine ardnósacha
78
coming from France
ag teacht ón bhFrainc
79
to banish the English
chun na Sasanaigh a dhíbirt
80
he is ashamed
bíonn náire air
81
inspecting him
á ghrinniú
82
lack of dignity
easpa dínite
83
if he got the chance
dá bhfaigheadh sé
84
he would go fighting
rachadh sé ag troid
85
unequal
éagothrom / míchothrom
86
thousands like him
na mílte cosúil leis
87
Catholics
Caitlicigh
88
any rights whatsoever
cearta ar bith
89
to support themselves
chun iad féin a chothú
90
suffering and struggling
ag fulaingt agus ag streachailt
91
that an end would come to
go dtiocfadh deireadh le
92
the unjust English reign
réimeas éagórach na Sasanach
93
absolute hatred
gráin dhearg
94
he has to put up with it
caithfidh sé cur suas leis
95
he wants to take the chance/opportunity
ba mhaith leis an deis a thapú
96
he hates
is fuath leis
97
exploitation
dúshaothrú
98
the poet makes use of
baineann an file feidhm as
99
people didn't welcome him
ní raibh fáilte ag daoine roimhe
100
a disturberd period of history
tréimhse staire shuaite
