‘Rí na mBréag’ inste ag Peadar Ó Raghallaigh

dúirt an buachaill go bhfaca agus coirce bhí míle uair níos fearr ná

The boy said that he saw and oats were a thousand times better than .

nuair a bhí mise óg 'ar seisean 'bhí éire mhór agus éire bheag curtha faoi chois aige féin agus ag maith

"When I was young," he said, "he had both Great Ireland and Little Ireland subdued by himself and by good."

nuair a chuir muid go raibh

when we put that there was

ar fad 'ar seisean 'bhí muid thart timpeall 's cloch choirce

"all around," he said, "we were around and oatmeal."

agus ní raibh sé le fáil agam in áit ar bith ar thalamh na héireann

and I couldn't find it anywhere on the land of Ireland.

agus b'éigean dom ag dul go halbain le tuilleadh coirce a fháil

and I had to go to Scotland to get more oats.

an bád a bhí agam

the boat I had

ná go dtéinn go halbain

that I would go to Scotland.

agus fuair mé go dtí an fharraige atá idir éire agus albain

and I got to the sea that is between Ireland and Scotland.

agus nuair a chuaigh mé go dtí sin cuirfidh mé an gearrán bán an sa tsnámh

and when I went to that I will put the white horse in the swim.

ach nuair a tháinig mé i dtír thall in albain

but when I landed over in Scotland.

agus bhí bradán tógtha aige ar 'chuile harney

and he had caught a salmon on every hook.

agus

and