An Bréag is mó sa Domhan

ar an láirín.

on the mare.

Thainic na comharsanaí

The neighours came

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

and they were cutting rods for baskets and panniers

slataí bheaga le haghaidh boscaod agus ciseán

Small rods for boxes and baskets

agus lean orthú mar sin, ní raibh teach insa mbaile

and they continued like that, was no house in the town.

nach raibh cóta tuí air

that did not have a coat of thatch on it

agus ar neart scoile bogtha as capall fhéin

and on the strength of a school moved by his own horse.

agus cé 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.

ach mar sin é an bréag is mó sa domhan, níor mhoithigh mise aon bréag ariamh níos mó ná é .

but if that's the biggest lie in the world, I never heard another lie bigger than it.