Subject 5: Uaigneas Flashcards
the television…the postman…a dog maybe
an teilifís…fear an phoist…madra b’fheidir
reports on RTÉ news often about a poor old man who died due to the cold
tuairiscí ar nuacht RTÉ go minic faoi sheanóir bocht a fuair bás de bharr na fuachta
his body on the floor for weeks or months
a chorp ar an urlár ar feadh seachtainí nó míonna
as Seánín an Mohair said ‘who says this is a Christian country?’
mar a dúirt Seáinín an Mhothair ‘cé deir gur tír chríostúil í seo?’
They are cast out and marginalized by society
Tá siad scoilte amach agus imeallaithe ag an tsochaí
They have no company except maybe a dog
Níl aon comhluadar acu ach madra b’fhéidir
Their families do not visit them often
Ní thugann a dteaghlaigh cuairteanna orthu go minic
A few weeks ago, I saw a report on RTÉ news about a poor old man.
Cúpla seahctain ó shin, chonaic mé tuairisc ar nuacht RTÉ faoi sheanóir bocht.
He died of the cold and his body lay on the floor for weeks, maybe even months
Fuair sé bás de bharr na fuachta agus bhí a chorp ina luí ar an urlár ar seachtaíní, b’fhéidir míonna fiú
even (may have even..)
fiú
It was a big eye opener
Ba oscailt súl mhór é
I couldn’t believe his body wasn’t found sooner
Ní fhéadfainn a chreidiúint nár thángthas ar a chorp níos luaithe
it broke my heart
Bhris sé mó chroí
It is clear that there is no support or company for old people in this country
Is léir nach bhfuil tacaíocht nó cuideachta ann do sheandaoine i nár dtír
They are ignored and outcasted
Déantar neamhaird agus seachrán orthu
