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Séan Ó hEinirí
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"Céard a mhoithigh tú?", a dúirt sí
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"What did you hear?, she said
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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Chaith mé amach an t-uisce broghach a bhí fágtha thíos sa gcanna agat ó oíche,’ a dúirt sé ‘amach ar an gcnoc'
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I threw out the dirty water that you left in the can last night’ he said ‘out on the hill'
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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"agus d'éirigh an slua meáin pháistí amach ón doras.”
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"and a crowd of halfling children rose up outside the door"
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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"Ah muise", a dúirt sí, "Amadaín"
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"well indeed", she said, "you fool".
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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nach ndéarfá’ a dúirt sí ‘go bhfuil tú sách fada ar an tsaol anois!
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wouldn’t you think [lit: say] that you are long enough on this world now!
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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Nach láidir nár inis do sheanathair nó do sheanmháthair an obair seo duit
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it's a wonder [lit: Isn't it powerful] that your grandfather or grandmother never explained this business to you
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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fado ó shin, nuair a bhí tú ag fá suas.
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a long time ago, when you were growing up.
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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'Nach bhfuil fhios agat’ a dúirt sí ‘nár cheart duit uisce broghach a chaitheamh amach?
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'Do you not know', she said, "that it's not right throw out dirty water"
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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Sin iad na páistí a fhaghanns bás gan bhaisteadh atá ag imeacht anois ag feitheamh ar fhuascailt.
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those are the children who die unbaptized that are wandering, waiting for redemption.
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fair
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Séan Ó hEinirí
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"Sin iad na haingle a dtugann siad aingle na dtrí sciathán orthu."
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"Those are the angels they call the angels of the three wings."
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fair
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