Sean Mac an Bheatha

tá muid scriostaí

we are ruined

agus go díreach mar bhí an ghrian ag dul insa talamh

and just as the sun was setting

agus tharraing sé a scian beag as a phóca

and he pulled his small knife out of his pocket

Go díreach bhí críochnaithe aige nuair a bhí an ghrian ag dul sa talamh

He had just about finished when the sun was going into the ground.

amach leis fhéin agus an láirín.

out with himself and the mare.

rinne sé súgán dhon méid tuí a bhí ann

He made a straw rope from all the straw that was there.

ar an láirín.

on the mare.

"ó go breá" adeir sé "tá chuile ghráinne dhon coirce liom"

"oh great" he says "I have every grain of oats with me"

'gus bhí siad ag baint slat le haghaidh cléibh agus pardógaí

and they were cutting rods for baskets and panniers

agus ligí sibh úr scíth.

and let ye relax.

nach raibh cóta tuí air

that did not have a coat of thatch on it

Chuir sé a barr... an saileog isteach faoina ruball agus amach ar a bhéal.

He put the top... of the willow in under his tail and out his mouth

dhon scioból agus bhí an coirce an taobh eilí

of the shed and the oats were on the other side

"agus tá chuile punann dhon tuí liom"

"and I have every sheaf of straw with me"

imithí suas

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