Sean Mac an Bheatha

Mac Rí Chonnachta, fuaigh sé amach lá amháin ag fiach

The Son of the King of Connacht went out hunting one day

casadh seanfhear dhó.

and he met an old man.

"An mbeidh cluife cárdaí agad, Mac Rí Chonnachta?"

"Will you play a game of cards, Son of the King of Connacht?"

Goidéard an geall?

What is the bet?

Bhuail Mac Rí Chonnachta an chéad cluife air.

The Son of the King of Connacht bet him in the first game.

casadh dhó aríst é. "Ar chonaic tú sin?" arsa an seanfhear.

he happened to meet him again. "Did you see that?" said the old man.

bhuel

Well

go n-insí mé scéal

until I tell a story

"Chonaiceas.

"I saw.

mar bhí sí ina drochbhean dom."

because she was a bad woman to me."

bheannaigh siad dhá chéile.

they greeted each other.

go ceann míosa."

for a month."

bhí an dath níos fearr

the colour was better

ach bheadh an gorm gorm

but the blue would be blue

ní bheadh sé dubh

it wouldn't be black