Hi.
I am after getting a tattoo that is an english quote translated to irish.
The phrase I am after translating is
"Until the end of time"
I have found a translation via google but don't know how accurate it is. "Go dtí deireadh an ama"
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
I am unsure of the dialect that this translation is. It's just listed as "Irish". I am essentially just after a standard Gaelic Irish translation.

Thanks in advance.

Chris

It's generally not a good idea to use Google translate when translating into a language which you don't know, because it can produce some real gibberish. It can be fine for translating into your own language when you just want to get the gist of something, but even then the results can be very odd. With Irish syntax being very different from English syntax, Google translate can cause even more problems than with some other languages.

The expression go dtí is normally used with more specific destinations, and just the word go would probably be used in an expression like yours, giving you Go deireadh an ama. I've never seen that expression myself, but I have seen Go deireadh an tsaoil ("Until the end of the world"). However, I've also seen the expression Go dtí na críocha deireanacha ("Until the very end" or "Until the last ends"), so I'm hesitant to say categorically that your use of go dtí is wrong.

Another expression which I've seen at times is Go dtiocfaidh an díle ("Until judgement day", or more literally "Until the flood comes"). The added "d" in dtiocfaidh (instead of just tiocfaidh) is a form called eclipsis, and I believe it may be dialectical in this case, since the word go does not normally cause eclipsis in this particular usage (while it does cause eclipsis in other contexts). I've also seen Go deo na ndíleann with essentially the same meaning ("Forever until the floods").

There's also a colorful traditional expression which is used for "until the end of time": Go deo na ndeor , meaning literally something like "Forever until the tears".

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Thanks for that.
I have also found "Go deo na ndeor" on another forum.
Would this be a better translation or your previously mentioned one?
Obviously I will wait for a few people to agree before getting the tattoo done

Thanks again

I was editing my post when you responded, so I think I've answered your question there. I've also edited your subject heading to add the text you want. That can help attract comments. I'm one of the mods, so I'm able to do that.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

awesome thanks again. Yeh I noticed the change. Sorry. It's my first time posting on here.
It's looking like this might be the go then.
Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.

That was going to be my suggestion too.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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If Brid seconds it, it's good. She is an Irish speaker, living in Ireland. I like the phrase you were given and never trust google for anything to be inked

Thanks everyone. Just have to get it booked in now

That was also my first thought.

go deo na ndeor

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Go deo na ndeor

...cinnte!

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Bí cinnte de go nglacfaidh triúr le gach aistriúchán a thabharfar.
Be sure to get three in agreement with a translation given.