ina thaobh

pog it

Would this be a Munster term for 'about it'? I hear 'faoi' used the most but I came across 'ina thaobh' in a grammar book and so I'm not sure what dialect uses it. anyone any ideas?

Ceilteach

pog it wrote: »

Would this be a Munster term for 'about it'? I hear 'faoi' used the most but I came across 'ina thaobh' in a grammar book and so I'm not sure what dialect uses it. anyone any ideas?

you'll hear cad ina thaobh pronounced as conathaobh, it has the same meaning as cad chuige i gConamara. Kind of "for why?"

An gal gréine

....and widely used in Ciarraí.

dlofnep

I would use i dtaobh occasionally. I use it when I'm trying to saying "concerning", similar to maidir le.

pog it

Thanks all. Had forgotten about cad ina thaobh and i dtaobh.. definitely Munster sounding. I use 'ó thaobh... de' as well but I have heard that often in Conamara. I just hadn't come across the 'ina thaobh' taobh of it before I posted
Seems to mean same as 'faoi'.
As in 'an bhfuil eolas agat ina thaobh..'

Múinteoir

It means 'regarding' or 'about'.

makl

fá dtaobh up north

pog it

Ah thanks for that, that is a new one for me.. Ulster dialect really has some gems.