Samples
The following table shows some sample sentences from the Aran dialect (Finck 1899:II.1–2).
| vʲiː ʃeː əɟ ˈafˠəɾˠk əˈmˠax asˠ ə ˈwɪn̠ʲoːɡ nuəɾʲ ə vʲiː ˈmʲɪʃə ɡɔl haɾˠt̪ˠ | Bhí sé ag amharc amach as an bhfuinneog nuair a bhí mise ag dul thart. | He was looking out the window when I went past. |
| n̠ʲiː ˈɛcətʲ ʃeː pˠəul̪ˠ hɾʲiː ˈdʲɾʲeːmʲɾʲə | Ní fheicfeadh sé poll thrí dréimire. | He wouldn't see a hole through a ladder (i.e. he's very near-sighted). |
| t̪ˠaː mʲeː fʲlɔx hɾʲiːdʲ əsˠ hɾʲiːdʲ | Tá mé fliuch thríd is thríd. | I am wet through and through. |
| hʊɡ ʃeː klɔx woːɾ ˈaɡəsˠ xa ʃeː lɛʃ ə ˈwɪn̠ʲoːɡ iː | Thug sé cloch mhór agus chaith sé leis an bhfuinneog í. | He took a large stone and he threw it against the window. |
| ˈhaːnəɟ ʃeː əʃˈtʲax aɡəsˠ kuːx əɾʲ | Tháinig sé isteach agus cuthach air. | He came in in a rage. |
| ―əɾˠ iːk ʃɪbʲ ˈmˠoːɾˠaːn əɾʲ ə mˠuːn ―ɡə ˈdʲɪvʲən dʲiːk sˠə ˈl̪ˠəiəd̪ˠ ə wɪl aːn̪ˠ jɪ |
―Ar íoc sibh mórán ar an móin? ―Go deimhin d'íoc is an laghad a bhfuil ann dhi. |
―Did you pay much for the turf? ―We certainly did, considering how little there is of it. |
| ˈtʲaɡəmʲ aːn̪ˠ xɪlə l̪ˠaː sˠəsˠ ˈmʲɪnəc n̪ˠax mʲiən̪ˠ ˈmˠoːɾˠaːn ˈfˠaːl̠ʲtʲə ɾˠuːmˠ | Tagaim ann chuile lá is is minic nach mbíonn mórán fáilte romham. | I come there every day but often I'm not very welcome. |
| t̪ˠaː mʲeː ˈklɪʃtʲaːl ə ɡɔl haɾˠəmˠ ɡə mʲəi ˈsˠavˠɾˠə fʲlɔx sˠə ˈmʲliənə aɡən̠ʲ aɡəsˠ ˈçiːt̪ˠəɾˠ ɣɔmˠ pʲeːn ɡəɾˠ ˈaʃtʲəx ə ʃceːl eː ʃɪn | Tá mé ag cloisteáil ag dul tharam go mbeidh samhradh fliuch sa mbliana againn, agus chítear dhom féin gur aisteach an scéal é sin. | I have heard tell that we'll have a wet summer this year, but it seems to me that that story is strange. |
| wɪl nə ˈfˠat̪ˠiː xoː mˠasˠ d̪ˠuːɾʲtʲ ʃeː | An bhfuil na fataí chomh maith is dúirt sé? | Are the potatoes as good as he said? |
| ə ˈɣeːlɟə ˈl̪ˠəuɾˠiːɾˠ ə ˈɡuːɟə mˠuːn n̠ʲiː ˈhɔnən̪ˠ iː sˠə ˈɣeːlɟə ˈʃaɡən̠ʲə | An Ghaeilge a labhraítear i gCúige Mumhan, ní hionann í is an Ghaeilge seo againne. | The Irish spoken in Munster isn't the same as our Irish. |
The first eight chapters of Peadar Ua Laoghaire's autobiography Mo Sgéal Féin at Wikisource include recordings of the text being read by a native speaker of Muskerry (Munster) Irish.
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