B'iontach
na
mátaí
Seán
agus
Pílí
Cat.
Seán and Pílí Cat were wonderful mates.
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Bhíodh
siad
i
gcónaí
i
gcuideacht'.
They were always together.
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Chuile
áit
dá
dtéadh
Seán,
síos
aníos
an
pháirc,
thart
ar
an
teach,
siar
sa
ngarraí
agus
nuair
a
théadh
sé
ar
a
chuairt
i
dteach
ar
bith
ar
an
mbaile,
leanadh
Pílí
Cat
é
agus
d'fhanadh
sé
taobh
amuigh
ar
an
bhfuinneog
ag
faire
isteach
a
fhad
is
bheadh
Seán
ar
a
chuairt
agus
nuair
a
bheadh
Seán
ag
tíocht
abhaile
dhá
chuairt
shiúladh
Pílí
Cat
cois
ar
chois
leis.
Everywhere Seán went, up and down the field, around the house, west in the garden, and when he would visit any house in the town, Pílí the Cat would follow him and would stay outside by the window watching in as long as Seán was on his visit, and when Seán would be coming home from his visit, Pílí Cat would walk step by step with him.
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Bhíodh
Seán
ina
shuí
cos
na
tineadh
san
oíche
ag
comhrá
agus
ag
caint
agus
ag
inseacht
scéaltaí
do
Phílí
Cat
agus
cluas
ar
Phílí
Cat
ag
éisteacht
leis.
Seán would sit by the fire at night talking and chatting and telling stories to Pílí Cat, and Pílí Cat would listen attentively.
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Bhíodh
sé
ag
caitheamh
a
phuíop'
agus
ag
faire
isteach
ar
sholas
na
tineadh.
He used to be smoking his pipe and gazing into the firelight.
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Ba
in
an
solas
amháin
a
bhí
aige.
It was the only light he had.
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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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Corruair
eile,
bhíodh
Pílí
Cat
ina
shuí
taobh
thall
dó
agus
é
ag
faire
anall
ar
Sheán
agus
ag
freagairt
na
gceisteanna
a
bhíodh
Seán
ag
cur
air.
At other times, Pílí Cat would be sitting opposite him, watching Seán and answering the questions Seán would ask him.
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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.
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Agus
bhíodh
Seán
ag
faire
síos
ar
íochtar
an
tí
agus
d'fheiceadh
sé
scáile
Phílí
Cat
thíos
ar
an
mbinn;
bhí
sé
ag
tíocht
idir
solas
na
tineadh
agus
an
bhinn.
And Seán would look down at the bottom of the house and he would see the shadow of Pílí Cat down on the hearth; he was coming between the light of the fire and the hearth.
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Nuair
a
bhíodh
a
sháith
ite
ag
Pílí
Cat,
shíneadh
sé
siar
ó
chluais
go
ruball
sa
teallach
agus
chodlaíodh
sé
corr
néal.
When Pílí Cat had his fill of food, he would stretch out from ear to tail in the hearth and sleep for a while.
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Isteach
aríst
ar
an
bpoll
a
bhí
sa
doras
agus
nuair
a
bhíodh
an
bricfeasta
ite
théadh
sé
suas
agus
shíneadh
sé
siar
os
comhair
na
tineadh
agus
ligeadh
sé
néal
as
a
chlaigeann.
Back in through the hole in the door, and when breakfast was eaten, he would go up and stretch out in front of the fire and let a puff of smoke from his head.
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Bhíodh
a
bhonnaíochaí
dóite
sa
luaith
aige
agus
ba
in
é
an
fáth
ar
bhaist
Seán
Caolchat
na
Luathadh
air.
His pipe was always burnt out in the ashes, and that was why Seán Caolchat called him Luathadh (Ashes).
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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.
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Is
éard
a
bhí
ann
cneámhaire,
rógaire,
falsóir
agus
leadaí.
"He was a knave, a rogue, a liar, and a scoundrel."
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