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'Sí do mhaimeo í, 'sí do mhaimeo í |
She's your granny, she's your granny |
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'Sí do mhaimeo í cailleach an airgid |
She's your granny, the hag with the money |
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'Sí do mhaimeo í ó Bhail' Iorrais Mhóir í |
She's your granny from the town of Iorrais Mór |
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'S chuir-feadh sí cóistí 'r bhóithre Chois Fharraige |
And she would put coaches on the roads of Cois Farraige |
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'bhFeicfeása 'n "steam" 'ga'l siar Tóin Uí Loing' |
If you'd see the steam boat going past Tóin Uí Loing' |
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'S na rothaí gh'l timpeall siar óna ceathrúnaí |
And the wheels turning speedily at her flanks |
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Caithfeadh sí'n stiúir naoi n-uair'ar a cúl |
She'd scatter the store nine times to the rear |
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'S ní choinneodh sí siúl le cailleach an airgid |
But she never keeps pace with the hag with the money |
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'Measann tú 'bpósfa, 'measann tú 'bpósfa |
Do you reckon he'd marry, do you reckon he'd marry |
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'Measann tú 'bpósfa beirt ar an mbaile seo? |
Do you reckon he'd marry by two in the village? |
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Tá 's a'm nach 'bpósfa, tá 's a'm nach 'bpósfa |
I know he'll not marry, I know he'll not marry |
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Mar tá sé ró-óg 'gus dólfadh sé'n t-airgead |
Because he's too young and he'll drink the money |
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'S gairid go 'bpósfa, 's gairid go 'bpósfa |
We'll soon have a wedding, we'll soon have a wedding |
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'S gairid go 'bpósfa beirt ar an mbaile seo |
We'll soon have a wedding by two in the village |
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'S gairid go 'bpósfa, 's gairid go 'bpósfa |
We'll soon have a wedding, we'll soon have a wedding |
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Séan Shéamais Mhóir agus Máire Ní Chathasaigh |
Between Séan Séamais Mór and Máire Ní Chathasaigh |
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