Sean Mac an Bheatha

rug sé ar

He caught

agus bhí an stoca deiridh

and the last stook

Tháinig sé isteach abhaile.

He came home.

"ara muise" adeir sé "tá tú leandáilte". "Tá."

"well indeed" he says "you're home". "Yes."

maidin lá arna mhárach fuair an t-athair amach go bhfeice sé an barr.

The next morning the father went out that he would see the result.

agus go dtí barr an dréimire. Thosaigh sé ag labhairt leis an... ag caint leis an láirín

and to the top of the ladder. He started speaking with the... talking with the mare.

thug sé... tharraing sé anuas an láirín

he took... he brought down the mare

cuirtear an crann faoi a ruball an ghiorraidh agus isteach leis an giorria insa bpáirc.

The pole was put under the tail of the hare, and into the field with the hare.

agus thit sé dhon droim an láirín

and it fell to the mares back.

tharraing sé an dreancaid aníos

He pulled up the flea

in a sheasamh aige sula dteirí... sula ndeachaidh an ghriain insa talamh.

was standing before the sun goes... went down.

Ní i bhfad a fuair sé ná gur mhoithigh siad torann mór thairis é

He didn't get far before they heard a loud noise over him.

Síos agus suas, síos agus suas, agus mar a bhí sé ag imeacht bhí an coirce ag titim

Up and down, up and down, and as he went, the oats were falling

amach leis

out he went

nuair a thainic Máirt an Earraigh thoisigh 'chuile shórt ag borradh

when the March Spring arrived, everything started growing