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dhéanadh mo mháthair anois í an litríocht

My mother would do the literature now.

chuirfeadh aonad sí an tram

"the unit would put the tram."

cácaí builíní a bhí an uair sin

Loaf cakes were at that time.

an sórt éisc a deir sibh as agat

the kind of fish you say you have.

asat

"out of you"

ballaí is minic a ghlanadh ansin boladh atá air sin

Walls are often cleaned then that smell is on it.

is na seanphiseoga sin orthu

and those old superstitions on them.

chaill sin síos ar fionraí é

lost that down on suspension.

bhraith sí sin air

She felt that on him.

christine seo ní raibh mórán uibheagáin

Christine, there wasn't much omelette.

bhí an tráth ann

there was a time

nárbh é an trunc rith trí seachtaine

that it wasn't the three-week run trunk.

bheadh sé crua go leor an deireadh seachtaine

it would be quite hard at the weekend.

inti nár eile éisc

in which there were no other fish.

mhionnaíos

I swear.