Spailpín Fánach

• saol crua


  Hard life
• An saghas oibre 


  Type of work
• Bhí muintir na hÉireann in umar na haimléise


  The people of Ireland were at rock bottom
• Bhí na Gaeil go hiomlán faoi smacht agus faoi chois ag na Sasanaigh


  The Irish were under the control and repressed by the English.
• Bhí an talamh, an t-airgead agus an cumhacht go léir ag na Sasanaigh 


  The ground, the money and the power belonged to the English
• Bhí péindlithe dochta I bhfeidhm ar rún na tíre.


  The penal laws were in effect around the country.
• Thárla Éirí Amach in aghaidh na Sasanach sa bhliain 1798


  Rising against the English in 1798
• Bhí aicme daoine ann san am a bhí fágtha gan aon talamh nó maoin. 


  The clas of Irish people at the time were left without any land or property
• Ní raibh an dara rogha ag na daoine 


  The people had no alternative choice
• Ach taisteal timpeall na tíre lena gcuid uirlísí ag sclábhlaíocht do na feirmeoirí saibhre.


  But to travel around the country, with their tools, slaving for the wealthy farmers
• Chun fanacht beo


  To stay alive
• Ag brath go huile is go hiomlán ar a shláinte chun maireachtáil.


  Dependent completely on his health to live
• Caithfidh sé go luath gach maidin


  Rising early every morning
• tríd an fhéir fliuch


  Through the wet grass
• Ag lorg oibre


  Seeking work
• go mbuailtear tinn é go minic


  He falls sick often
• le tinnis a mhaireann trí mhí


  With illnesses lasting 3 months
• Go bhfuil sé bréan den shaol


  He is sick of his life
• anróiteach (adj)


  Severe
• Fearg mhór


  Furious
• ag sclábhaíocht do dhaoine eile


  Slabbing for other people
• Deir sé go dtroidfidh sé


  He said that he would fight
• in aghaidh éagóir


  Against injustices
• suntasach 


  Significant
• go bhfuil sé toilteanach


  That he was willing
• a uirlísí feirme a leagadh uaidh


  He would leave down his farming tools
• uirlísí cogaidh a thógáil ina n-áit


  picking up his war tools in its place
• náire


  Shame/embarrassment
• Stádas Íseal


  Low status
• Bochtaineacht


  Poverty
• t-ainm maslach


  Insulting name
• a chaitheamh uaidh


  He wants to throw away
• An méid taistil a chaithfidh an spailpín a dhéanamh


  The amount of travel the journeyman does
• Chluaim Meala


  Clonmel
• Tiobraid Árainn


  Tipperary
• Carraig na Siúire 


  Carrick-on-Suir
• Callainn 


  Callan
• Durlas


  Thurles
• níl aon chapall aige


  He didn’t have a horse
• an obair a dhéanann sé 


  The work he does