Hey everyone!

I have two questions for the Connemara speakers (or whoever else might be able to help):

- How would you say "of the sea"? Context is a woman in a seanchaí's story called Gráinne of the Sea (no connection to Gráinne Ní Mháille). How would that be written in Connemara Irish?

- In English, we often use "I love you, too" or "And I love you" as a response when someone says, "I love you." Are there any particular phrases used as a response to "Mo ghrá thú" in Connemara Irish?



Christy

Gráinne na farraige...

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GRMA, Lughaidh! One other question: Would it be appropriate to capitalize "Farraige" as part of a title (Gráinne na Farraige), or would it remain lower case?

Aye, you can capitalize it.

For the 2nd question, wait for someone else's answer because I'm not sure

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Would it be right to say "Gráinne Mara"? Or is it wrong because it's a person's name? It's not something that usually comes up.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Gráinne mara sounds like a common name, like "a sea-gráinne"...

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Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

I think either Gráinne na Farraige or Gráinne na Mara would work.

For the second question, perhaps:

A: Mo ghrá thú
B: (Sea agus) mo ghrá-sa thú héin (See revisions below)

But definitely wait for further input on that last bit. Nuances can be tricky ...

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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).

Gráinne na Mara - sounds a bit more poetic than "farraige".

I was thinking along the lines of -
sciana mara
muca mara
But Gráinne would need "na" as she is unique not "bean" mhara.
BTW maighdean mhara is the Irish for mermaid.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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I always second guess myself with that and foghlaí mara - a pirate! Not quite the same thing!

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