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goiriúint

the cock is said to be a' goiriúint san oíche, but a' glaoch in the daytime (PsC); nuair a ghoirfeadh an coileach, when the cock would crow, early in the morning (MC). act of crowing

dubhlacht na bliana

after Christmas

agus tiocfaidh mise tráthnóna dó

and I'll come for him in the evening.

ar an Tír Thiar, fad ó shin

in the West, a long time ago

Sa Tír Thiar bhí sé sin

In the west of the country, this was

Tá an Rí curtha, soir ag an mballa sin, soir

The king is buried over to the east, at that wall there

ar feadh trí lá

for three days

nuair a chaillfaí an duine

when the person would die

nuair a thoisigh an gála

when the storm started

An raibh sibh gar don trá ag an am sin?

Were you near the shore at that time?

aon dath uisce ó shin as.

any type of water from there, since then

le feiceál ag duine ar bith inniubh.

to be seen by anyone today

naoi gcéad bliain le bheith caití acu,

900 years to be spent by them.

Agus bhí a n-am le bheith thuas an uair seo

And their time was to be up in the heavens, back then.

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