Tugaí Domhsa é! –

d'fheil dó

suited him

mhothaigh sé an páiste ag caoineadh

He felt the child crying.

agus

and

mhothaigh sé go mbeifeá caint

He felt that you would be talking.

talem se d'abraíodh bean acu

"Such was said by one of the women."

ní raibh tomás phobal faoin acht um mhí-úsáid dúirt sé

Thomas did not have a community opinion about the misuse act, he said.

an uair sin uaithi seo in ann an chlamhsáin a fháil

then from her here able to get the complaint

dúirt bean eile

said another woman.

ach thug siad an páiste de thomás

but they gave the child to Thomas.

chuir tomás an páiste leis idir a dhá ghlúin

Tomás put the child between his two knees.