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Ní bara fri búre daitsiu ón.

Ní bara fri búre daitsiu ón.

(not * anger * against * anger * for-you * that)

I will not answer your anger with anger.

 
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Tú-sa i ndulig.

“Tú-sa i ndulig.”

(I am * in * difficulty)

I’m in a fix!

 
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Bíaidh do berad ar ndee ⁊ ar dtoicthe dúin.

Bíaidh do·berad ar ndee ⁊ ar dtoicthe dúinn.

(will be * might bring * our * gods * & * our * fortune * to us)

We will have whatever our gods and our fate bring us.

 
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Is ó mhnáib do·gabar rath nó amhrath.

Is ó mhnáib do·gabar rath nó amhrath.

(is * of * women * is taken * good fortune * or * bad fortune)

It is from women that fortune comes, good or bad.

 
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Gémad ór Sliab Monaid nos·fodailfed fri hoen uair.

Gémad ór Sliab Monaid nos·fodailfed fri hoen uair.

(although was * gold * Sliabh Monaidh / Hill of Dunadd * he would distribute it * during * one * hour)

If the Hill of Dunadd were made of gold he would distribute it all in an hour.

 
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Condolb cách ima dáinib fodesin.

Condolb cách ima dáinib fodesin.

(kin-loving * everyone * regarding his * people * own)

Everyone loves his own people best.

 
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Ba maith fer for a ferand fadessin.

Ba maith fer for a ferand fadessin.

(would be * good * a man * on * his * land * own)

A man were well in his own land.

 
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At·tá lá i ndegaid alaile.

At·tá lá i ndegaid alaile.

(is * day * in * following * of another)

One day follows another.
Tomorrow is another day.

 
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Ní gilla i ngillaidecht é ...

Ní gilla i ngillaidecht é, ní óclach i n-óclachas, ocus ní gaiscedach i ngaisced.

(is not * page * in * pageship * he * is not * squire * in * squireship * and * is not * knight * in * knighthood)

His actions befit neither page nor squire nor knight.

 
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Is beó nech tar éis a anma...

Is beó nech tar éis a anma, ocus ní beó d’éis a einigh.

(is * living * one * after * his * soul * and * is not * alive * after * his * honor)

A man lives after losing his life, but he does not live after losing his honor.

 
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