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nach spioraid mhaith é
he's not a good spirit (he's possessed)
Ach 's é mo bharúil
but it is my opinion
"Níl a fhios agam ceard é", a dúirt sé
"I don't know what it is", he said
a deir sé
he says
ní thig liom feancadh a bhaint as
I can't make any sense out of it
"bhuel" a duirt an tsagart
"well" said the priest
agus rinne sé a dhícheall
and he tried this best
Chuaigh an tsagart ag léitheoireacht
The priest went reading (studying)
gan bun ná barr lena ghnoithe
without any sense to his business
's ag tarringt na gruaige de na páistí eile
and pulling the hair of the other kids
tháinig sé agus ní raibh sé i gceart
he came and he wasn't right
bhí sé imithe, ach
he was gone, but
Mhoithigh mé mó mháthair dá insean go minic
I heard my mother often say
(is tú) an maistín
a child who might be starting to walk who is being cranky/bold
ní raibh na seanleaganacha sin ag éinne le cluins, ach an té a bhí tógtha le Gaeilge on gcliabhán
those sayings won't have been heard by anyone, except native speakers