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bhí obair mhór a' baint leis sin

there was a lot of work involved with that.

bhí obair mhór ann

there was a big job.

bhí flynn sí ag síneadh feadh an lae é nó ná creid

Flynn was stretching all day, believe it or not.

thíos faoin mbaile mór ar imeall na farraige a bhí reilig inis gé

down below the big town on the edge of the sea was Inis Gé cemetery.

rinneadh freastal anseo ar an dá bhaile

Service was provided here for the two towns.

croiseanna ón tseansaoil a mharcáil cuid de na huaimheanna anseo

crosses from the old world marked some of the caves here.

na croiseanna adhmaid a chuirtí suas

the wooden crosses that were put up

ní fada a mhair siad i síon agus an bhfarraige an gheimhridh

they did not last long in the weather and the winter sea.

an bhfuil mórán daoine curtha anseo

Are many people buried here?

eah bhuel tá go leor daoine

ah well there are many people

bhí daoine

there were people

níl aon chuimhne agamsa ar an chéad duine a cuireadh cuid mhaith

I have no memory of the first person who was buried quite a lot.