My Trip To Ireland, part I

[funlvnman]

Superb pics, very interesting, looks like you managed to see quite a bit of Eire.

We did see quite a bit. It was nice to take walking tours of Dublin, Galway and Athenry. We took the train from Dublin to Galway. It was nice to just sit back and watch the countryside roll by. The EAT conferences were held at the RACE facility in Newbridge. It was humbling to be next to a million dollar horse. My daughter really enjoyed the Guinness. It was her first taste of it. That and the seafood chowder in all the pubs we stopped in. Man was that good.

One of my favorites parts of the trip was trying to decipher the English being spoken to me. The Irish on the west coast talk so fast I can't keep up. I had to ask the bartender in Athenry 4 times to repeat himself before I understood "Is that it?" The look he gave me was priceless.

[beloitpiper]

We did see quite a bit. It was nice to take walking tours of Dublin, Galway and Athenry. We took the train from Dublin to Galway. It was nice to just sit back and watch the countryside roll by. The EAT conferences were held at the RACE facility in Newbridge. It was humbling to be next to a million dollar horse. My daughter really enjoyed the Guinness. It was her first taste of it. That and the seafood chowder in all the pubs we stopped in. Man was that good.

One of my favorites parts of the trip was trying to decipher the English being spoken to me. The Irish on the west coast talk so fast I can't keep up. I had to ask the bartender in Athenry 4 times to repeat himself before I understood "Is that it?" The look he gave me was priceless.

Living in Galway has given me the ability to decipher any Irish accent...even Cork! But I remember the FIRST Irish person I talked to in Ireland- a cabbie from Galway. I couldn't understand ONE WORD!

[McClef]

Some lovely pictures there!

Christ Church is one of two Anglican cathedrals in Dublin (the other being St Patrick's).

[Mr. bone]

My wife is part of equine therapy in her position as an elementary SED teacher. Hmmmm...I wonder how we can score a trip to Ireland...

[GDub]

Great photos! Thanks!

Do you speak a little Irish? (An dtuigeann tú beagán Gaeilge?)

[funlvnman]

Great photos! Thanks!

Do you speak a little Irish? (An dtuigeann tú beagán Gaeilge?)

Jeez, I barely speak english. However, if you are fluent in Irish, there is a song I'm learning that has some Irish lyrics. perhaps you could both translate the lyrics and help me with the proper pronunciation! That would be awesome.

The song is "Westering Home" I will send you the lyrics if you agree to help me.

TIA
Rich

[funlvnman]

BTW, I'm really enjoying the debate regarding the origin of the "Viking" glyphs. Please continue to discuss it here. I LOVE this stuff.

[funlvnman]

I've run out of pics from my trip that I am willing to post. All the rest are either poor quality or repeats.


If anyone is interested I will post my pics of the EAT sessions. It's a very interesting concept with tremendous potential.

[GDub]

Jeez, I barely speak english. However, if you are fluent in Irish, there is a song I'm learning that has some Irish lyrics. perhaps you could both translate the lyrics and help me with the proper pronunciation! That would be awesome.

The song is "Westering Home" I will send you the lyrics if you agree to help me.

Here you go (I think):

"Westering Home" is the same tune as "Trasna Na dTonnta" ("Across the Waves")

Curfá:
Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar.
Slán leis an uaigneas is slán leis an gcéan
Geal é mo chroí agus geal í an ghrian,
Geal bheith ag filleadh go hEirinn.

Chonaic mo dhóthair de thíortha í gcéin
Ór agus airgead, saibhreas an tsaoil.
Éiríonn an chroí 'nam le breacadh gach lae.'s mé ag druidim le duiche mo mhuintire.

Curfá

Muintir am Iarthair 's iad cáirde mo chroí
Fáilte is feile beidh romham ar gach taobh.
Ar fhágail an tsaoil 's é ghuím ar an Rí,
Gur leo sin a chínfear I gcill mé.

Curfá

English Translation:

"Across the Waves"

Chorus:
Crossing the waves going west, going west.
Goodbye to the loneliness & bye to the sadness
Bright is my heart and bright is the sun.
Bright to be returning to Ireland.

I saw my fill of unhappy lands.
Gold and silver, a wealthy way of life
The heart arises with the break of each day.
And me approaching the lands of my people.

Chorus

The western people are friends of my heart.
Welcome & hospitality before me on every side.
Having this life here I pray to the King.
To be stretched out in a churchyard with them.

Chorus


BTW, I'm just a newbie to the Irish language, but I play a lot of Irish music so I have a good source.

[GDub]

and here's another translation to the version of the song called "Westering Home":

Westering Home

Chorus..
And it's Westering home, and a song in the air,
Light in the eye, and it's goodbye to care.
Laughter o' love, and a welcoming there,
Isle of my heart, my own one.

Tell me 0' lands o' the Orient gay,
Speak o' the riches and joys 0' Cathay;
Eh, but it's grand to be wakin' ilk day
To find yourself nearer to Isla.

Chorus: And it's Westering home...

Where are the folk like the folk o' the west?
Canty, and couthy, and kindly, the best.
There I would hie me and there I would rest
At hame wi' my ain folk in Isla.

Chorus: And it's Westering home...