I have always liked the look of 'Tigh' instead of 'Teach'. Not that there is anything wrong with Teach....

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Tigh is what you'd see in Munster and I have occasionally seen Tig, although I've never known if they just forgot the buailte.

I don't know if it's just because pubs seem to favor "tigh" or what, but it's always had a slightly poetic/nostalgic look to me. Even though I use "teach" for houses in general, I think I might lean toward "tigh" for a house name or business name. But that's just me.

Redwolf

Tigh with a person's name parallels the French "Chez ~", but it is actually an abbreviation of i dtigh ~, I think.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
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 think (Lughaidh, Redwolf?) tigh is actually toigh in Ulster (with a broad t).


Ah, I always wondered what was going on when speakers from other dialects said tigh, because they usually say teach elsewhere. GRMA!

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

Not forgetting -Tigh an Asail

Am I right in saying Toigh or Teach could be used then?

I do like Tigh as well but I had always associated it with the Munster dialect. With the location of the house I thought it best to stick with the Ulster dialect.

Seán

There used to be a nice little pub in la rue Montmartre in Paris called Tigh Johnny's - (is that what you'd call a double genitive?) - Chez Johnny wouldn't have been authentic enough, n'est-ce pas?

"Teach" would definitely be fine. I'll let Lughaidh weigh in on "Toigh"...he's more versed in Ulster forms than I.

Folks, I have another question pertaining to this translation...if the house is actually inside the hill, can we just say "Teach sa Chnoc," or do we need "istigh" in there somewhere? I'm never sure of the niceties of that particular construction.

Redwolf

Yeah I've heard that too, that if it's inside something you use istigh...istigh i dtigh, istigh i bpóca, istigh sa bhaile, etc. but I've never been sure either when not to use it.