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Bhí conaí ar an oileáin seo, i bhfad roimhe cuimhne sínseara na bhfear seo.
There were people living on the island long before the ancestors of these men
fiche míle thart ar an teach
twenty miles around the house
agus gabh an coileach suas, mullach an tigh, taobh amuigh
and the rooster went up, on top of the house, outside
agus chuir as siar, shroich siad
and as they reached another bit further west
gandal ghé...ghé
a male goose...goose
ar fhad a' bhóthar
along the road
is breá an tír í
It's a fine country
Théadh sé go Sasana
he used to go to England
bhuel, chuid acu théanns go Sasana
well, some of them go to England
baile deas
(a) nice village/town
ar an Tír Thiar, fad ó shin
in the West, a long time ago
Sa Tír Thiar bhí sé sin
In the west of the country, this was
thall, gar go leor an áit sin
over/beyond, close enough to this place
Tá an Rí curtha, soir ag an mballa sin, soir
The king is buried over to the east, at that wall there
sna áit ina bhfuil na clocha geala
in the the place where there are the bright stones