I read on the [quote=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/irish/blas/education/beginnersblas/dictionaries.shtml]BBC[/quote] that 'I built myself a house' might be expressed in Munster as:

(Do) dheineas tig dhom féinig

and in Ulster:

Rinn' mé teach domh fhéin.

What would it be in Connacht Irish?

Okay, obviously, bhí BBC i gceist agam!

Rinne mé teach dhom héin.


I think the fhéin in the Ulster version above is an attempt to represent the same pronunciaton /he:n´/, but fh is silent in Irish, so héin makes more sense.

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Half the time, Ulsterites write fhéin, half the time féin; but it’s nearly always pronounced with an h sound. The f sound is only heard in cheana féin (though h can sometimes be heard here, too) and in names like Sinn Féin.

Don’t think I’ve seen héin used, though it makes more phonetic sense.

(Historically, it ought to be shéin, but as far as I know, that’s never been used, even in Old Irish)

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

Go raibh maith agaibh!

I would have thought that 'rinne' would not be as good as some version of 'tóg' here. ie build versus made.

Perhaps, something like, 'thóg mé teach dom féin' or 'bhí teach tóghta (probably spelled wrong) agamsa dom féin'.

I often think that the verb 'déan' is over used.

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I had the same thought at first, a Shaoirse, but déan teach is the usual idiom.

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

I'm surprised to hear that. I would be more familiar with 'teach a thógáil' agus 'síneadh a thógáil'.

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Just noticed how frustrated that guy must feel. The nail never makes it the whole way in....

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A truer reflection of real life ...

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).