Has been published in Irish and
English and won a lot of prizes
(gradam)
Milseog an tSamraidh agus
Dún na mBan trí thine (2000),
Dúnmharú sa Daingean (2000)
An Scéal
Bhí Lisín agus Pól pósta le fiche bliain. In a week they will
have a party to celebrate this.
They have two sons; Cúan (13) and Ruán (18). All
were excited for the party except Ruán who thinks it
will be crap, but he tells his mother that he thinks it's
cool because he is in the habit of telling his mother
what she wants to hear.
Lisín married Pól when he was young and
had no ambition (ní raibh uaillmhain aige).
She changed him and now he has wealth
(maoin) and ambition (uaillmhian)
Lisín had everything sorted for the party -
food, chairs and tables, the house was
polished and clean. It was always clean in the
house. Lisín was a perfectionist.
Uasal Mac Gabhann comes round to
say he will attend the party. He tells
Ruán that he can't believe Lisín is
married twenty years, that she still looks
like a young girl. Ruán agrees without
enthusiasm (gan mórán díograise).
She always looked great. Always wore make-up
(smideadh) and dressed nice. She was blonde as
was all the women on Ascaill na Fuinseoige,
except one Eibhlín who had brown hair and didn't
always wear make-up or wear nice clothes.
Ruán thought about his mother. He didn't know why she depressed
him, she always gave him praise and encouragement. Uasal Man
Gabhann had the eyes of a teacher, he was friendly and told funny
stories but often looked at you like looking at an x-ray (x-ghathú).
All the women were the same, but Lisín was more perfect (foirfe)
than the other women. She had no job, she had no need to. She
attended language classes and was interested in film and drama
She was able to dicuss anything with her son and was interesting.
Téamaí
Baothghalántacht (pretentiousness)
Uaillmhian
Smacht (control)
Scigmhagadh (Satire, irony)
Greann (Humour)
Tíogar Ceilteach
Na Carachtair
Lisín
Príomhcharachtar
Pósta ar Phól, tá beirt mhac
acu. Tá siad pósta le fiche
bliain.
Is duine eagraithe (organised) cumasach (talented) í.
Tá sí fionn, foirfe agus tanaí (thin).
Pól
Anois tá sé léachtóir ollscoil i gnó. Bhí sé ag obair
sa siopa nuair a bhuail sé Lisín.
Tá árasáin agus tithe aige ar fud na hEorpa. Tá a lan
airgead aige mar cheannaigh sé stoc ar an Idirlíon.
Fear cliste (smart), ciallmhar (wise) agus
stuama (prudent) é. Ach déanann gach duine sa
teaghlach rud ar Lisín.
Ruán
Mac is sine
Tá grá aige dá mháthair ach tá náire
(embarrassment) air faoina mháthair.
Níl an caidreamh (relationship) idir Ruán agus a
mham go maith.