

A website dedicated to the Irish language in County Mayo
TURAS SIAR - A DOCUMENTARY
Pap and Kath Murphy discuss their journey to establish a centre that celebrates the local dialect, history and genealogy of the people of Belmullet. They discuss the state of Mayo-Irish dialect and their efforts to revive it.
Dé Máirt
8ú Meán Fómhair 2025
Activities
Wrestling
Carraíocht – wrestling
Dar – challenge
Bhí corr againn - We wrestled
Chuir mé corr air - I challenged him to wrestle
Chuir mé corr chorraíocht' air - I wrestled him
Corr agam leat - I'll wrestle you
Corrghearr - a fighting stance
Is cealán nós troda a bhí ann - it was a sort of fighting stance
Bheadh 'achaon fhear ag iarraidh an fear eile a thógain' dhen talamh, lena faoina bhualadh anuas faoin talamh - each man would be trying to lift each other off his feet and throw him down on the floor
Fencing
Buile fence - fencing
Swimming
a'snámh - swimming
Sport
Spórtúil - sporting
Walking
a'siúl - walking
Tá mé a'dhul a'spaisteoireacht - I'm going for a walk
Céim - step, yard Coiscéimeachaí - steps, yards