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Bhog siad leo chun bóthair.

They went along the road.

Bhí fear cneasta, oibre ag goil an bóthar.

An honest working man was travelling along the road.

" "Ah," a deir Seán, "tá muid ag goil 'na bhaile mhóir inniu.

"Ah," says Seán, "we are going to the big town today.

"Bhoil, ní rabh mé ariamh sa mbaile mór," arsa Pílí Cat ,"tá mé ag dúil go mór leis!

"Well, I've never been to the big city," said Pílí Cat, "I'm really looking forward to it!"

Réiteoidh mé sac agus cuirfidh mé thú féin agus Caolchat sa tsac agus buailfidh mé an sac ar mo dhroim agus gabhfaidh muid isteach agus amach chun an bhaile mhóir agus ní iarrfaidh sibh coiscéim a shiúil.

"I will prepare a sack and put you and Skinny Cat in the sack and I will put the sack on my back and we will go in and out to the big city and you will not have to walk a step."

agus d'imigh na rubálaidhe leofa

and the robbers went off

shiúil siad ar fhad a bhóthar

they walked along the road

an áit a dtugann siad "the dock" ar, thíos anseo

the place they call "the dock", down here.

Táim i mo chónaí i mBeithigh Bheag

I live on the Behy Road

Táim i mo chónaí i mBéal an Átha i gContae Mhaigh Eo

I live in Ballina in County Mayo