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Dúirt sé 'Fanfaidh mé anseo faoin mbairille seo a fhad agus bheas mé beo'.

He said, "I'll stay here under this barrel while I am alive".

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Théigh sé é féin ag an tinidh agus fuaigh sé isteach faoin mbairille.

He heated himself by the fire and he went in under the barrel.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Fuaigh sé isteach go teach seo is bhí tinidh ann.

He went into this house and there was a fire there.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Caithigí isteach sa gcoill mé, ar seisean, as amharc na ndaoiní sul bhfeicfí ar (...) an bhóthair mé.

"Throw me into the woods," he said, "out of people's sight before I am seen on (...) of the road."

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

D'inis siad a scéal dó nuair a casadh dhófa é.

They told him their story when they met him.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

D'fhága siad le socrú ag an gcéad fhear a chasfaí dhófa.

They left it with the first man whom they met on the road to settle.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Chuir sé a chulaith éadaigh agus an dá shúil a bhí ina cheann dhon fhear an chneastacht (...) robáil.

He bet the honest man his suit of clothing and the two eyes in his head (...).

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Chuir siad geall eile.

They placed another bet.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

D'imigh siad leofa ag argóint aríst.

Off they went again, arguing.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Dúirt sé, Á, a amadáin, shaothró-... ghoidfeadh an fear sin a oiread aon oíche amháin is shaothrófá i gcaitheamh i do shaoil.

"Ah, you fool," he said. "That man would earn in one night as much as you would earn in your whole life."

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Bhog siad leo chun bóthair.

They went along the road.

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good

Cé bhfágfaidh muid le socrú aige é?

"Who will we leave it with to settle?"

Translator: Seosamh Ó Cathail
Quality: good
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