‘Rí na mBréag’ inste ag Peadar Ó Raghallaigh

bhí rí ann uair amháin

There was a king once.

bith a bheith in ann é a bhaint as

always being able to remove it.

agus bhí go leor

and there was a lot

rí agus prionsaí

king and princes

agus go leor fir léannta ag tíocht chomh fada leis

and many learned men coming as far as it.

agus ní raibh siad in ann é a bhuaidh a fháil air

and they were not able to defeat him.

ach bhí mac baintrí ann agus bhí sé an-bhocht

but there was a widow's son and he was very poor.

ach go raibh sé an-chliste

but that he was very clever.

agus

and

ní raibh

was not

éadaí bláfar ná rud ar bith aige agus b'éigean do culaith éadaigh a fháil

Warm clothes or anything he had and he had to get a suit of clothes.

ó heodhasa a chur air

from putting it on him.

sé thairis iad á marú féin ag gáirí faoi

six past them killing themselves laughing about it.