Raghairse agus flúirse

Séamus O'Neill · **Posted:** Tue 08 Apr 2025 4:08 pm

From An t-Oileánach:

Quote:

Do bhí Pádraig agus oiread seilge aige lem’ athair an uair seo agus raghairse agus flúirse insa bhothán againn, teine iongantach, annlan ár ndóthain chun gach sórt bídh do thagadh treasna orainn do shlugadh siar go faobharúil.

Is this some sort of special idiom? The English is 'Pats used to have as good a catch as my father in those days, and there was plenty and to spare in the cabin for us, a marvellous fire, 'kitchen' enough to go with all sorts of food that came our way, to gulp down with an edge on our hunger.'

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1725

raidhse agus flúirse?

Could raidhse have been mistranscribed there?

Séamus O'Neill · **Posted:** Tue 08 Apr 2025 5:26 pm

That could be it. It's hard to tell in the original version what is a typo and what is just obscure idiom/vocabulary. I'll check the republished version later to see if it's any help.

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1725

go faobhrúil - eagerly?

Séamus O'Neill · **Posted:** Tue 08 Apr 2025 5:36 pm

faobhar means a sharp edge

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1725

Yes, but teanglann.ie say faobhrúil means "eager". I think it means ravenously here.

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1966

djwebb2021 wrote:

raidhse agus flúirse?

Could raidhse have been mistranscribed there?

Probably.
Version 1929 in corpas.focloir.ie:

Quote:

Bhíodh iasc le hanman na marbh i gcónaí beirithe , ach bhíodh col againn leis go minic , mar bhí Pádraig agus oiread seilge aige lem athair an uair seo , agus raidhrse agus flúirse insa bhothán againn , tine iontach , anlann ár ndóthain chuin gach sórt bídh do thagadh trasna orainn do shlogadh siar go faobhrúil .

Spelling raidhrse occurs 4 times in "An tO."

Séamus O'Neill · **Posted:** Tue 08 Apr 2025 6:59 pm

Ah, I see. I must have missed faobhrúil

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