Some may find this helpful.

http://www.hofshi.net/Ceachtanna_MeanRa ... 10-M06.pdf

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And here's a nice little rhyme to help to put some of it in context. Learning children's rhymes and songs can be a great way to pick up new vocab and learn grammar in context. It is particularly useful for people who find it difficult to wade through the grammar rules and may give up altogether. Eventually, you should try to learn the rules properly but I'm an expert at avoiding that fairly important step. New year's resolution, perhaps...... 2014 maybe?


`A sheanbhean, a sheanbhean,
a sheanbhean, a sheanbhean,
a sheanbhean, sheanbhean,
an ólfá tae?'
`D'ólfainn,' arsa an tseanbhean,
`Dá mbeadh siúcra agus bainne ann,
d'ólfainn lán an channa de
dá bhfaighinn uait é.'

'Old woman, old woman,
Old woman, old woman,
Old woman, old woman,
Would you like tea?'
'I would,' said the old woman,
'If there were sugar and milk in it,
I would drink a whole pot of it,
If you got it for me.'

I hope my translation into English is fine!

This is from Rabhlaí Rabhlaí, a cd for children http://www.cdu.mic.ul.ie/rabhlai/default.htm

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Dia duit a chara
I'm very grateful to you for explaining that, because for a long now I've wondering about the use of the word 'canna' here and what it could possibly do with the word tea - I understood that it could only mean a can such as - canna beorach. It's my fault , I should have asked if it could have meant taepota years ago.