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"Tá solas", a dúirt sé, "insan teach sin, thall"

there's a light on, he said, in the house over there

agus dúirt an gandal go mbeadh sé leis

and the gandel said he would belong to them

labhair an gabhar leofa

the goat spoke to them

"maith mar a tharla" ar seisean

"good that it happened" says he

agus dúirt sé go mbeadh sé leis

and he said, that he would be with him

agus labhair an tarbh leis

and the bull spoke to him

agus dúirt sé go ngabhfadh sé amach

and he said that he would go out

sin é an chaoí 'a bhfuil sé

that's the way it is / goes

tuata

tuata a rinní é .i. fear gan cheird

trioll

in idiom thit a' trioll ar a' treall agam, I was completely non-plussed

súmaire

súmaire doracha go dhuine, a sile fellow with no word in him, who won't speak to you. Is deas a' rud píosa cainte, níor mhol éinne riamh a' súmaire

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