Na Cruaigh Sí

páistí le tógáil aige féin agus ag a bhean

children to raise for himself and his wife.

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fish

ní raibh talamh aige le cur amú air ná tadaí eile

he had no land to waste on it or anything else.

is é an méid a bhí ag an portach móna a bhí le baint aige

It is the amount of peat bog he had to cut.

bhí siad thíos ar thrá phortach réitithe le ghoil amach

they were down on a sandy beach ready to go out.

ach bhí oíche chruaidh go séidfí

but there was a hard night to be blown

is é an fharraige caitheamh caipíní mo ghnoithe agus droch-chuma uirthi

the sea is wearing my business caps and it looks bad.

abhaile ach anseo

Home but here.

caint air a dhul amach agus ní ligfeá bhaile anois

talk about going out and you wouldn't let him home now.

ach ar dheireadh thiar

but in the end

éireoidh sé an curach a leagan síos

He will manage to lay down the currach.

réiteach agus féachaint amach

solution and looking out

thapaigh david gabhfaidh muid amach

Hurry David, we will go out.