Rí na mBréag

na siad isteach é chomh fada leis an rí

they did not let it in as far as the king

agus d'inis sé don rí cén áit a raibh sé ag dul

and he told the king where he was going.

thug an rí amach é

The king gave it out.

gur sheáin sé

that he pushed it.

píosa mór fataí a bhí curtha aige dó

a large piece of potatoes he had planted for him.

agus d'fhiafraigh sé dó a bhfaca sé ariamh ina shaol

and he asked him if he had ever seen in his life.

aon phíosa fataí chomh maith leo sin

any piece of potatoes as well as those

'a dúirt an buachaill go bhfaca agus píosa bhí céad uair níos fearr ná iad

The boy said that he saw and a piece was a hundred times better than them.

nuair a bhí mise óg 'ar seisean

"when I was young," he said.

bhí an garraí fataí curtha agam féin agus ag m'athair

The potato garden had been planted by myself and my father.

agus thóg muid balla cloiche thart orthu nuair a bhí siad curtha air a bhí dhá throigh dhéag ar airde

and we built a stone wall around them when they were placed on it that was twelve feet high.

agus nuair a d'fhás na fataí

and when the potatoes grew

bhí na gasúir chomh hard

The children were so tall.

agus go raibh siad ag tíocht amach ar bharr an bhalla

and that they were coming out on top of the wall.

ní scata caorach ansin againn 'ar seisean

"not a flock of sheep there with us 'he said."