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Inné bhí an-lá againn, bhí an ghrian ag scoilteadh na gcloch, mar a dúirt mé leat.

Yesterday we had a great day, the sun was splitting the stones, as I told you.

Bíonn sé ag baisteach in amanna anseo, inniu mar shampla.

It rains sometimes here, today for example.

Tá mise ó thuaidh, sa tuisceart agus tá i bhfad . . .

I'm in the north, in the north and it's much. . .

Mar tá i bhfad níos mó gréine ó dheas.

Because there's a lot more sun in the south.

Tá dalladh dhi ann mar bhí sé ag báisteach le deireanach agus níl anois ann ach. . .

There's plenty of it because it was raining recently and now there's nothing by. . .

Feicim go bhfuil a bhonnaíochaí bruite dóite aige sa luaith agus an geimhreadh ag tíocht, b'fhéidir go n-éireodh a chosaí nimhneach.

"I see that his soles are burnt and scorched in the ashes and with winter coming, perhaps his feet would become frostbitten."

fuaigh sé suas ag a' tine

he went up to the fire

bhí sé an domhan san oíche

it was very deep into the night

agus bhí sé ag éirí mall san oíche

and it was getting late in the night

agus thug sé aithinneacha na tine

and he brought the flames of the fire

nuair a thoisigh an gála

when the storm started

Oh, thainig an stoirm, thaing sí an-tobann, an-tobann - gála mór.

The storm came very quickly - big swell.

Ar bhris an stoirm an-tobann a Phat?

Did the storm break suddenly Pat?

Bhí, bhí sé go breá, bhí sé go breá, bhí fearthainn mór, cinnte, ar bhall éigean

Oh it was fine (weather), fine, there was big downpour, soon after.

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