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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. . .

Bhoil, faoi lathair tá mé ag feliméaracht ann.

Well, currently I am farming there.

Tá mé ann anois go buan.

I am there now permanently.

. . .ní ar laethanta saoire, a déarfainn, atá se ann.

. . . not on holidays, I would say, that's him.

Is tá mise le sin a dhéanamh gan mórán moille is a thabhairt 'uici.

"And I am going to do that shortly and bring it to her."

D'imigh siad leofa ag argóint aríst.

Off they went again, arguing.

" "Tá sé chomh maith dhúinn mar sin a ghoil a chodladh go luath anocht," arsa Seán.

"It's just as well for us to go to sleep early tonight," said Seán.

Teastaíonn brógaí go géar ar ndóigh ó Chaolchat.

"Caolchat really needs shoes, of course."

Lean sin dhó mar sin agus an oíche seo bhí Seán agus Pílí Cat cois na tineadh.

"That continued for him in that way and this night Seán and Pílí Cat were by the fire."

Agus bhí Seán ar an gcaoi chéanna leis.

And Seán was the same way with him.

Ní chorraíodh sé sa lá amach ach ag sneagaireacht cois na tineadh.

He would not stir out by day but to be skulking by the fireside.

Uaireantaí eile, bhíodh sé ina shuí amach ón tinidh go cróganta ag sneagaireacht agus ag faire isteach sa tinidh.

At other times, he would be sitting away from the fire bravely coughing and looking into the fire.

Corruair dá gcasfaí 'na bhaile mhóir é gheobhadh sé chupla coinneal ach go hannamh a bhíodh sé sa mbaile mór.

Sometimes if he found himself in the big town, he would get a couple of candles but he was rarely in the big town.

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