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Théigh sé é féin ag an tinidh agus fuaigh sé isteach faoin mbairille.

He heated himself by the fire and he went in under the barrel.

Is é an áit a gcodlaíodh Pílí Cat chuile oíche thíos ar an lota sa bhféar os cionn na bó agus an asail a bhí ceagailte in íochtar an tí.

The place where Pílí Cat slept every night was down on the blanket in the grass above the cows and the donkey that were tied at the bottom of the house.

Agus fuair sé síos ag an drisiúr agus thóig sé an jug amach as an drisiúr a raibh an bainne ann agus tharraing sé an sásar aniar ón drisiúr go dtugadh sé braon do Phílí Cat, chuile oíche roimh a dtéadh sé a chodladh.

And he got down at the dresser and took the jug out of the dresser that had the milk in it and pulled the saucer over from the dresser to give a drop to Phílí Cat, every night before he went to sleep.

Lean sin dhó mar sin agus an oíche seo bhí Seán agus Pílí Cat cois na tineadh.

"That continued for him in that way and this night Seán and Pílí Cat were by the fire."

Agus bhíodh Seán ag faire síos ar íochtar an tí agus d'fheiceadh sé scáile Phílí Cat thíos ar an mbinn; bhí sé ag tíocht idir solas na tineadh agus an bhinn.

And Seán would look down at the bottom of the house and he would see the shadow of Pílí Cat down on the hearth; he was coming between the light of the fire and the hearth.

Bhíodh Seán ina shuí cois na tineadh agus a chúl leis an taster a bhí sa gcoirnéal.

Seán used to sit by the fire with his back to the dresser that was in the corner.

fiche míle thart ar an teach

twenty miles around the house

agus fiór-slat ón teach é

and he was a good many yards from the house

agus nuair a ghabh sé go doras eile

and when he went to the other door

agus gabh an coileach suas, mullach an tigh, taobh amuigh

and the rooster went up, on top of the house, outside

Ghabh gandal ghé ag a' drisúir

the gandel went to the dresser

agus tháinic sé ag a' teach

and he came to the house

agus dúirt sé go raibh, dhá rubálaidhe sa teach, ag comhairleadh

and he said was two robbers in the house, conversing.

agus chonaic an fear solas, sa teach seo

and the man so a light, in the house here

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