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Bhí an geall cailltí.
The bet was lost.
Dúirt sé, Á, a amadáin, shaothró-... 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 in your whole life."
Cé bhfágfaidh muid le socrú aige é?
"Who will we leave it with to settle?"
Bhuail fear an chneastacht (...).
The honest man (...).
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?"
Fear cneasta cruaidh oibre atá ionam, ag iarraidh mo bheatha a tharraingt leis an (...) (cneasta).
"I am an honest hard working man trying to spend my life with the (...).
Las Seán an puíop', dheargaigh sé aithinne thuas ag an tinidh agus nuair a bhí an puíopa lasta aige "tá mise réite anois", ar seisean, "tá sé chomh maith againn a bheith ag bualadh an bhóthair agus ag baint píosa as.
"Seán lit the pipe, he reddened the gorse up at the fire and when he had the pipe lit he said 'I'm ready now', 'it's just as well for us to be hitting the road and making a bit of headway."
" Níor úirt Caolchat a dhath ach ag faire faoi agus thairis.
"Caolchat said nothing but kept looking around and about."
Fuair sé i gcionn an bhainne agus d'ól sé lán a bhoilg den bhainne.
He found the milk and drank his fill of it.
" Agus níor úirt Caolchat sea ná ní hea.
"And Caolchat didn't say yes or no."
Tá muid ag goil amach i gcoinne brógaí, caithfidh 'ach éinne brógaí a fháil dhúinn féin agus tá do chosaí-sa bruite agat sa luaith agus teastaíonn brógaí uait níos cruaidhe ná duine ar bith.
"We are going out to get shoes, everyone needs to get shoes for themselves and your feet are burnt in the ashes and you need shoes more than anyone else."