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Spailpín Fánach SFC
An Spailpín Fánach
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wandering labourer | spailpín fánach |
| travelling | ag taisteal |
| around the country | timpeall na tire |
| looking for work | ag lorg oibre |
| the English | na Sasanaigh |
| in power | i gcumhacht |
| in Ireland | in Éireann |
| at the time | ag an am |
| a hard life | saol crua |
| very poor | beo bocht |
| getting sick | ag éirí tinn |
| often | go minic |
| getting up early | ag éirí go luath |
| walking | ag siúil |
| diseases | galair |
| they worked | d'oibirgh said |
| hard | go dian |
| they wanted | ba mhaith leo |
| fight | troid |
| against the English | i gcoinne na Sasanaigh |
| to get freedom | chun saoirse a fháil |
| respect | meas |
| anybody | éinne |
| the hiring market | an margadh hireála |
| rich farmers | feirmeoirí saibhre |
| looking down on them | ag féachaint anuas orthu |
| job | post |
| cutting grass | ag gearradh féir |
| sick and tired | tinn tuirseach |
| a better life | saol níos fear |
| thin | tanaí |
| sickly appearance | cuma tinn |
| farm worker | oibrí feirme |
| farm tools | uirlisí feirme |
| complaining | ag gearán |
| shame | náire |
| he mentions | luann sé |
| different towns | bailte difriúla |
| proud | bródúil |
| the best worker | an oibrí is fearr |