Dictionary Entries
Bhuail fear an chneastacht (...).
The honest man (...).
Bhí fear...Ghoidfinn a oiread aon oíche amháin agus saothrófá i gcaitheamh do shaoil.
"There was a man...In one night I would rob as much as you would earn your whole life," he said.
Ó, arsa fear an chneastacht.
Oh," said the honest man.
Robálaí.
"A robber."
Goidé an sórt fear thú féin?
What kind of a man are you yourself?"
Fear cneasta cruaidh oibre atá ionam, ag iarraidh mo bheatha a tharraingt leis an (...) (cneasta).
"I am an honest hard working man trying to spend my life with the (...).
Goidé an sórt deis theacht i dtír atá agad?.
"What kind of means have you to live on?"
Chuaigh siad ag caint.
They started talking.
Casadh robálaí dhó.
He met a robber.
Bhí fear cneasta, oibre ag goil an bóthar.
An honest working man was travelling along the road.
Chas sé béal an tsaic agus thóig sé den talamh é agus bhuail sé siar ar a dhroim é.
"He twisted the top of the sack and lifted it off the ground and struck it on his back."
D'oscail sé an mála agus chuir sé Pílí Cat sa tsac agus rug sé ar Chaolchat agus chuir sé sa tsac é chomh maith.
He opened the bag and put Pílí Cat in the sack and grabbed Skinny Cat and put it in the sack as well.
Tá an lá ag éirí gearr agus is fada an choiscéim í 'na bhaile mhóir agus nuair a bheas a ngraithí déanta againn beidh sé mall go maith nuair a bheas muid ar ais.
"The day is getting short and it's a long walk to the big town, and by the time we have our business done it will be quite late when we get back."
Las Seán an puíop', dheargaigh sé aithinne thuas ag an tinidh agus nuair a bhí an puíopa lasta aige "tá mise réite anois", ar seisean, "tá sé chomh maith againn a bheith ag bualadh an bhóthair agus ag baint píosa as.
"Seán lit the pipe, he reddened the gorse up at the fire and when he had the pipe lit he said 'I'm ready now', 'it's just as well for us to be hitting the road and making a bit of headway."
" Níor úirt Caolchat a dhath ach ag faire faoi agus thairis.
"Caolchat said nothing but kept looking around and about."