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pointeáiltí

exact, tight in money matters, (even) mean

comhthrom

what weight is this fish? tá meáchan cothrom ann, it is a fair weight; trí unsa (tobac) sa tseachtain, sin cathamh cothrom, that's fair smoking; cé' chaoi bhfuil na fataí agaibh? níl siad ach cothrom; sgoith fhataí cothroma, mixed middling potatoes, níl siad ionmholta ná ioncháinte annsin fair, middling

agus níor mhoithigh mé aon fhocal ní ba mhó air sin

and I won't hear anything more about it

ach ab ea gur chuir sibh cuireadh orm

but it was because you invited me

"sin í an Chaorthanach", a dúirt sé, "a bhí istigh agaibh"

you had the Chaorthanach in with ye

"sin í an Chaorthanach", a dúirt sé

"this is the Devil's mother", he said

bhoil anois, a deir, a dúirt an sagart

well now, says, said the priest

ní fhacas, ní ba mhó é.

(and he) was not seen, ever again

D'imigh sé as an n-amharc

He went out of sight

ghlan sé suas san aer

he disappeared into the air

agus d'imigh sé ina mheadhair tine

he went into a (ball?) of fire

agus thug sé aithinneacha na tine

and he brought the flames of the fire

Fadaígí tine mhaith ansin

ye set a good fire there

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