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Agus bhíodh sé féin agus Seán ag coinneál súile ar a chéilí agus ní rabh aon chorr dá gcuireadh Seán dhó nach bhfosclaíodh Caolchat leathshúil agus choinníodh sé súil ar Sheán.
"And he and Seán would keep an eye on each other, and there wasn't a move Seán would make that Caolchat wouldn't open one eye and keep watch on Seán."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ba in an solas amháin a bhí aige.
It was the only light he had.
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.
Bhíodh siad i gcónaí i gcuideacht'.
They were always together.
d'fhanadh na chailíní óga
the young girls waited
bhíodh sé ar súil an t-am sin
it used to be happening at the time
agus d'imigh na rubálaidhe leofa
and the robbers went off
agus dúirt sé go raibh ?
and he said there was a ?
agus rith sé go tapa agus ' thiocfaidh leis
and he ran as fast as he could
rith an chaoileach taobh amuigh as cionn an tigh
the cock ran outside from over the house
agus nuair a tháinic an fear ar a' chosa
and when the man got to his feet