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"Gabhfaidh mé anonn", a' dúirt a' chat
"I'll go over there", said the cat
coileach
a cock
bhí coileach leofa
a cockerel belonged to them
agus dúirt an cat go mbeadh sé leofa
and the cat said it would belong to them
casadh leofa cat
they met a cat
gandal ghé...ghé
a male goose...goose
agus casadh leofa gandal
they met a gander
agus dúirt an gabhar
and the goat said
labhair an gabhar leofa
the goat spoke to them
gabhar
a goat
agus labhair an tarbh leis
and the bull spoke to him
casadh leis tarbh
he met with a bull
chuid mhaith acu ag iascaireacht
a good few are fishermen
triomaigh
níor thriomaigh sé ar aon charraic ariamh (an foightheach), always in the water, never seen on land or on a rock (great northern diver)
tolladh
a' tolladh, butting with horns, "pucking" (of cattle).