Hurlamaboc Flashcards

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An t-údar

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Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

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This story is situated in the Celtic Tiger era

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Tá an scéal seo suite i rith Ré an Tíogar Cheiltigh

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The author is making fun of wealthy people

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Tá an t-údar ag magadh faoi dhaoine saibhre

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The author makes a laughing stock of the people of Ascaill na Fuinseoige

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Déanann an t-údar ceap magaidh de na daoine ar Ascaill na Fuinseoige

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These people are very artificial

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Tá na daoine seo an-saorga

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They think that fashion and appearance is very important

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Ceapeann siad go bhfuil faisean agus cuma an-tábhachtach

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Lisín and Pósta are married for twenty years

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Tá Lisín agus Pól pósta le fiche bliain

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Because of this, she is preparing a party to celebrate

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Mar sin, tá sí ag ullmhú do chóisir chaithréimeach

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She has two freezers and they are full of food

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Tá dhá reoiteoir aici agus tá siad lán le bia

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One of the freezers are rented

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Tá reoiteoir amháin ar cíos

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The author is making fun of Lisín when she says that a lot of people didn’t know they are able to find a freezer to rent

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Tá an t-údar ag magadh faoi Lisín nuair a deir sí nach dtuigeann a lán daoine go bhfuil tú ábalta reoiteoir a fháil ar cíos

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Lisín has a big house, it’s big enough for everyone at the party to go inside if it’s raining

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Tá teach mór ag Lisín, agus tá sé go mór go leor do gach duine ag an gcóisir má tá sé ag cur báistí

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The house is neat and beautiful like Lisín

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Tá an teach néata agus álainn, cósúil le Lisín

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Everyone has a habit of sarisfying Lisín

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Tá sé de nós ag gach duine Lisín a shásamh

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Lisín has two sons, Ruán and Cuán

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Tá beirt mhac ag Lisín, Ruán agus Cuán

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Ruán doesn’t think that the party will be ‘cool’, he thinks that it will be ‘crap’

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Ní cheapann Ruán go mbeidh an chóisir ‘cool’, ceapann sé go mbeidh sé ‘crap’

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However, he doesn’t say that to his mother

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Ní deir sé é sin lena mháthair, áfach

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Ruán isn’t aboe to tell the truth to his mother

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Níl Ruán ábalta an fhírinne a rá lena mháthair

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Lisín is in charge of everything in the house, and no one is happy to go against her

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Tá Lisín i gceannas ar gach duine sa teach, agus níl aon duine sásta dul ina haghaidh

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There is irony in this, because Lisín thinks that she’s a great mother, but she there are problems in the family

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Tá íoróin le feiceáil anseo, mar ceapann Lisín gur máthair iontach í, ahc tá fadhanna sa teaghlach

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Lisín believes that she has a great relationship with Ruán and that she’s a top class mom

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Creideann Lisín go bhfuil caidreamh iontach aici le Ruán agus gur máthair den chéad scoth í

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However, she doesn’t see the big gap between them

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Ní fheiceann sí an bhearna mhór eatarthu, áfach

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She tries to encourage Ruán , but in the end, she depresses him

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Déanann sí iarracht Ruán a spreagadh, ach i ndeireadh na dála, cuireann sí lagmhisneach air

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At the same time, he loves his mother

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Ag an am céanna, tá grá aige ar a mháthair

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The women of the street are blonde, good looking and fashionable

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Tá na mná ar an mbóthar fionn, dathúil agus faiseanta

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But one woman has dark hair on the road, Eibhlín Ní Loingsigh

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Nío ach bean amháin le gruaig dhorcha ar an sráid, Eibhlín Ní Loingsigh

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The other women on the street think that Eibhlín is peculiar because she is different.

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Ceapann na mná eile ar an mbóthar go bhfuil Eibhlín aisteach mar tá sí difriúil.

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Everyone wears nice clothes, and they wear night gowns when they a running out with the rubbish

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Caitheann gach duine éadaí deasa, agus caitheann siad gúnaí oíche nuair atá siad ag rith amach leis an mbosca bruscair

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As well as that, they don’t go out with makeup

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Chomh maith leis sin, ní theann siad amach gan smidiú

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The author makes a laughing stock of the artificial view on Ascaill na Fuinseoige

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Déanann an t-údar ceap magaidh den dearcadh saorga atá ar Ascaill na Fuinseoige anseo

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The neighbours are in competition with each other, rather than being friendly with each other

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Tá na comharsana in iomaíocht le chéile, seachas a bheith cairdiúil lena chéile

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Lisín is better looking and more fashionable than the other neighbors, says the authors

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Tá Lisín níos dathúla agus níos faiseanta ná na comharsana eile, a deir an t-údar

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Lisín has blonde hair. As well as that, she is thin, good looking and is lighthearted. According to the author Lisín is ‘perfect’

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Tá gruaig fhionn ar Lisín. Chomh maith leis sin, tá sí tanaí, dathúil agus gealgháireach. Dar leis an údar, tá Lisín ‘foirfe’.

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The author is mocking Lisín and how artificial she is

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Tá an t-údar ag magadh faoi Lisín anseo, agus cé chomh saorga is atá sí

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The author is mocking Paul too. He is a lecturer and he is very wealthy.

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Tá an t-údar ag magadh faoi Phól freisin. Is léachtóir é agus tá sé an-saibhir.

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Lisín met Paul when he was working in a shop and he was poor then

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Bhuail Lisín le Pól nuair a bhí sé ag obair i siopa agus bhí sé bocht ansin

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The author is mocking Paul when she says that he is smart snd wealthy because he bought stocks on the internet

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Tá an t-údar ag magadh faoi Phól nuair a deir sí go bhfuil sé cliste agus tá sé saibhir mar cheannaigh sé stoc ar an idirlíom

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As well as that, he has houses and apartments all over Europe

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Chomh maith leis sin, tá tithe agus árasáin aige ar fud na hEorpa

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The author is mocking Paul again when she says that Paul is smart because he invested in a way h doesn’t have to pay a lot of tax

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Tá an t-údar ag magadh faoi Phól arís nuair a deir sí go bhfuil Pól cliste mar tá a chuid airgid infheistithe sa chaoi is nach gcaitheann sé a lán cánach a íoc

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At the end of the story, the author makes a laughing stock of Lisín

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Ag deireadh an tsleachta, déanann an file ceap magaidh de Lisín

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Even though she doesn’t have a job, she was never idle and she is a busy woman

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Cé nach bhfuil post aici, ní raibh sí riamh díomhaoin agus is bean gnóthach í

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She is in a lot of clubs

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Tá sí ina ball de mhórán clubanna

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She attends local classes, for example local literature, local geology, local history

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Freatsalaíonn sí ar ranganna áitiúila, mar shampla, litríocht áitiúil, geolaíocht áitiúil agus stair áitiúil

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As well as that, she learns different languages like Spanish and Chinese

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Chomh maith leis sin, foghlaimíonn sí teangacha difriúla cosúil le Spánnis agus Sínis

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The author says that Lisín can talk ‘about any subject of any kind’ apparently

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Deir an t-údar go bhfuil Lisín in ann caint ‘faoi aon ábhar faoin spéir’.Dáiríre

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Its clear that Lisín is proud of herself

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Léiríonn sé seo go bhfuil barúil ag Lisín di féin

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She is happy with herself

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Tá sí an-sásta léi féin

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Looking forward to

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Ag tnúth/súil le(is)

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Triumph

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Caithréim

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Celebration

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Ceiliúradh

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Light hearted

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Gealgháireach

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Celtic tiger era

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I rith ré an Tíogair Cheiltigh

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Ambitious

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Uaillmhianach

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Lecturer

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Léachtóir

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___ loves ___

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Grá ag ___ do/ar ___

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Satire

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Aoir

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Perfect

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Foirfe