Tom Devine

Tá mé féin de bhreithiúnas go mbeidh an litriú ceart ar an bhfocal dubh.

I myself am of the opinion that the spelling of the word "dubh" will be correct.

Níl punann coirce againn a deir nach bhfuil imithí ag na robálaí.

We don't have a stack of oats that's not gone with the robbers.

agus céard ba chaoi ar éirigh leis an gcapailín ón lá sin go dtí an lá atá inniu ann, níor chuala mé riamh.

and how the horse got on from that day to this day I never heard.

Isteach leis, éirí suas a deir sé

In with him, rise up, he says.

Fuaigh (chuaigh) sé abhaile

He went home.

fan anois a deir sé

"Wait now he says."

thart agus thart agus thart agus thoisigh sé ag cur snaidhme agus snaidhm agus snaidhm air

around and around and around and he started tying knots and knot and knots

"anois" a deir sé, "lig amach do láirín".

"now" he says, "let out your mare".

agus meas tú céard a d'éirigh?

and do you know what happened?

anois a deir sé níl agam le déanamh ach í a cheangal agus an stocadh.

Now he says, I have nothing to do but to tie it and stook it.

Maidin lá arna mhárach fuair an t-athair amach go bhfeicfidh sé goidé an [bláth] a chuir sé air.

The next morning the father went out that he would see what [result] he put on it.

I gceann tamaill chonaic sé scioból mór

After a while he saw a big barn.

agus deir sé "chomh h-apaithe, má thagann aon ghaoth cáilfidh muid an síol."

and he says "that ripe, if any wind comes we'll lose the seed."

rug sé ar

He caught hold of

"ara muise" a deir sé "tá tú leandáilte". "Tá."

"well indeed" he says "you've landed". "Yes."