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ní rabh beannaithe aige
he hadn't blessed
sin é nuair a smaoinigh sé air héin
that's when he thought to himself
a theacht léithe héin.
to come with herself
agus dúirt sí leis
and she said to him
thainic bean álainn go dtí é
a beautiful woman came to him
agus nuair a bhí sé dhá bheannú
and when he was blessing
agus fuair sé ag beannú an oileáin
and they found him blessing the island
Condae Mhaigh Eo
In County Mayo
Oileán é seobh atá taobh thiar de Iorras i
That is, an island west of Erris
agus fuair sé go hInis Gluaire
and he was found in Inis Gluaire
chuir sé fear de na naoimh ar a bhfairnéis
they searched after one of the Saints
agus
and
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.
ag imeacht ina n-ealaí.
in the form of Swans