Turas Siar 141 - Pádraic S. as an gCartúr le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, Raidió na Gaeltachta: ag cúrsáil giorriacha, an giorria marbh a d’éirigh amach as an drisiúr, Targaireacht Bhriain Rua, tomhais : "céard atá sa bhfarraige nach féidir a rá i mBéarla?"

bhain chrainn cham

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go seolfadh sí seacht comhchéim dó go cuan chill damhnait

That she would send seven companions to him to the harbor of Killyleagh.

agus go dtabharfaidh siad bata le haghaidh an lae

and that they will give a stick for the day.

agus nach raibh spéis aige

and that he had no interest.

right caithimid dul siar anois air sin go crua ag na habairtí sin

right we must go back over that now hard at those sentences.

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ar an i dtosach loinge

at the bow of the ship

bhain

achieved

bhain sin clann clann mar a déarfá 'sea thiocfadh loinge chlaí

That took a family, as you might say, yes, a fleet of ships could come.

glan

clean

lynch amháin

one lynch

sea

Yes.

loing chruinn chothrom

round symmetrical ship

sea

Yes.