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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
go rabh siad eidir Ceann Iorrais agus Ceann Acla
That they were between Erris head and Achill head.
chuala sé tráchta ar Chlainn Lir
He heard mention of the Children of Lir