Would Níl ina Pápa make any sense?

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Táim ag foghlaim fós. Fáilte roimh gach aon cheartúchán.

I do believe that Nil ina Papa would make sense. But what does it mean? I will put forth "Nil ina Papa" to my Aunt Rosie and see what she thinks. In the meantime, please let me know what "Nil ina Papa" means. Thank you so much for your help.

Níl ina Pápa = Is not Pope (or something close to that)

It's not a phrase I've ever heard or read, I was just guessing at what the Irish words might be. I was really asking the more fluent Irish speakers for their opinion about my guesswork. Is it correct Irish? Are there any known set-phrases that are like this?

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Táim ag foghlaim fós. Fáilte roimh gach aon cheartúchán.

In that context (in Conamara) "Pápa" would be lenited. So it would have an F sound.
"Níl sé ina Phápa".
To keep the P sound maybe -
Ní Pápa é. - He's not a Pope.

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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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I am grateful for the time everyone is taking to solve this phonetic family history mystery. I am still flummoxed about why my paternal grandmother would have said this frequently, and I am still not clear on the context because I have not yet heard back from my Aunt Rosie. I will e-mail my Aunt Rosie again for further clarification of the context in which her mother used this expression.

Maybe she was saying, "Nil sé tada". as we'd say down south. 'It ain't nothin'" Maybe that's what they were remembering.

In at least one song (by the same title), there is a parallel phrase níl 'na lá "It isn't (yet) day" but I've never been able to work out the grammar of it.

I think it is the Munster version that uses níl 'na lá other dialects use níl sé 'n' lá.


That's a possibility, too. Sometimes tada is pronounced dada as well.

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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).

Thank you, everyone, for your help and insight. My family and I are grateful for all the illuminating input you have provided during our quest to comprehend the meaning of my maternal grandmother's oft-used expression. With each post you proffer, we come closer to grasping her meaning.