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Spailpín Fánach SFC
An Spailpín Fánach
Term | Definition |
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Wandering labourer | spailpín fánach |
travelling | ag taisteal |
around the country | timpeall na tire |
looking for work | ag lorg oibre |
the English | na Sasanaigh |
in power | i gcumhacht |
in Ireland | in Éireann |
at the time | ag an am |
a hard life | saol crua |
very poor | beo bocht |
getting sick | ag éirí tinn |
often | go minic |
getting up early | ag éirí go luath |
walking | ag siúil |
diseases | galair |
they worked | d'oibirgh said |
hard | go dian |
they wanted | ba mhaith leo |
fight | troid |
against the English | i gcoinne na Sasanaigh |
to get freedom | chun saoirse a fháil |
respect | meas |
anybody | éinne |
the hiring market | an margadh hireála |
rich farmers | feirmeoirí saibhre |
looking down on them | ag féachaint anuas orthu |
job | post |
cutting grass | ag gearradh féir |
sick and tired | tinn tuirseach |
a better life | saol níos fear |
thin | tanaí |
sickly appearance | cuma tinn |
farm worker | oibrí feirme |
farm tools | uirlisí feirme |
complaining | ag gearán |
shame | náire |
he mentions | luann sé |
different towns | bailte difriúla |
proud | bródúil |
the best worker | an oibrí is fearr |