Cathain nó cén uair

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November 6, 2018 at 3:32 pm #37019

LTrehobo
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Is there rules on when one is used as opposed to the other?

November 6, 2018 at 4:01 pm #46263

Onuvanja
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I would say the difference is mainly dialectal, ‘cathain’ being the Munster/Standard variant and ‘cén uair’ the Connacht one. According to the Christian Brothers’ Grammar, both are followed by a direct relative clause (Cathain/cén uair a d’imigh sé, i.e. not ‘ar imigh’).
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