Dictionary Entries
'Dé a' scéal? arsa cat eicinteacht acu.
"What's the story?" said one of the cats.
"Á, a amadáin", ar seisean, "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 your whole life,".
D'inis siad a scéal dó nuair a casadh dhófa é.
They told him their story when they met him.
D'imigh siad leofa ag argóint aríst.
Off they went again, arguing.
Ligeadh an scéal aige.
He was told the story.
Cén fear a casadh dhófa ach robálaí eile.
Who did they meet but another robber.
Cé bhfágfaidh muid le socrú aige é?
"Who will we leave it with to settle?"
Bhí fear...Ghoidfinn a oiread aon oíche amháin agus saothrófá i gcaitheamh do shaoil.
"There was a man...In one night I would rob as much as you would earn your whole life," he said.
Ó, arsa fear an chneastacht.
Oh," said the honest man.
Goidé an sórt fear thú féin?
What kind of a man are you yourself?"
Chuaigh siad ag caint.
They started talking.
" Níor úirt Caolchat a dhath ach ag faire faoi agus thairis.
"Caolchat said nothing but kept looking around and about."
"A", ar seisean, "caithfidh mé anois", ar seisean le Caolchat, "thú féin agus Pílí Cat a chur isteach sa tsac agus ansin buailfidh mé an sac ar mo dhroim agus iompróidh mé sibh amach agus isteach arís 'na bhaile mhóir agus nuair a bheas na brógaí ceannaithe againn.
"Ah," he said, "now I must," he said to Skinny Cat, "put you and Pílí Cat into the sack and then I will hit the sack on my back and carry you out and back into the big town and when we have bought the shoes."
" Agus níor úirt Caolchat sea ná ní hea.
"And Caolchat didn't say yes or no."
"By dad," a deir sé, "nach moch atá sibh ina suí?
"By dad," he says, "aren't you up early?