An Dílleachta agus an tSíogróg

bhí fadó ann bhí dílleachtaí beag dheireadh thiar

Once upon a time, there was a little orphan in the end.

taobh thiar de lúis a bhí sí istigh i bpál chun bóthair

behind the light she was inside in a tent by the road.

agus ar ndóigh in áit a bhfuil diadhacht dá bharr sin é aibhléis an dílleachtaí bocht fástaí suas

and of course in a place where there is divinity as a result of that it is the electricity of the poor orphan grown up.

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other

ach bhí dílleachtaí bocht seo

but these poor orphans were.

'chuile lá le barr faide síos ar an dúin

Every day to the very end down on the fort.

nó an dtugann siad

or do they give .

bhí sí síos ar dtús

she was down at first.

an chailliúint bó

the loss of a cow

dá bharr seo bhí sí thíos ar an buachaill óg aici

As a result of this, she was down on her young boy.

níor mhair bhí cailín b'fhéidir go raibh sí ceithre bliana déag nó chúig bliana déag daois

there was a girl who perhaps was fourteen or fifteen years old.

ach bhí an buachaill óg ag caint léi giota maith

but the young boy was talking to her quite a bit.

nuair a tháinig sí abhaile san oíche

when she came home at night