1. Prós
Garry Bannister
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2. An Siollabas Próis An Cearrbhach Mac Cába Coileach Ghleann Phádraig
An Bhean Óg
Lig Sinn i gCathú
Fiche Bliain ag Fás
Lá Buí Bealtaine
Clare sa Spéir (Scannán)
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3. Mac Cába is a poor man. His wife bears him a son.
An Cearrbhach Mac Cába
Mac Cába is a poor man. His wife bears him a son.
Fear bocht is ea Mac Cába. Beireann a bhean mac dó.
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4. He goes in search of a priest
Téann sé ar lorg sagairt.
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5. He meets with God and with Death
Buaileann sé le Dia agus leis an mBás.
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6. Iarrann Mac Cába ar Dhia…
Mac Cába asks of God…
(a) that there would not be a better card-player than he;
(b) that there would not be a better doctor than he;
(c) that anyone who put his hand in his apple tree
would be tied up in it .
Iarrann Mac Cába ar Dhia…
(a) nach mbeadh imreoir cártaí níos fearr ná é;
(b) nach mbeadh dochtúir níos fearr ná é;
(c) éinne a chuirfeadh lámh ina chrann úll
bheadh sé ceangailte suas ann.
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7. Mac Cába makes a deal with death. If death were…
(a) at the top of the bed – the sick man would go with death.
(b) at the foot of the bed – he would be allowed to cure him.
Déanann Mac Cába margadh leis an mBás.
Dá mbeadh an bás…
(a) ag ceann na leapa – rachadh an fear tinn le Bás
(b) ag cosa na leapa – bheadh cead aige é a leigheas.
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8. There is rich man in Spain but when Mac Cába comes to cure him, Death is at the foot of the bed.
Tá fear saibhir tinn sa Spáinn ach nuair a thagann Mac Cába chun é a leigheas, tá an Bás ag ceann na leapa.
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9. Mac Cába cures the man for a chest of gold.
Leigheasann Mac Cába an fear
ar son chófra óir.
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10. Mac Cába tricks Death four times.
Cuireann Mac Cába cluain ar an
mBás ceithre huaire.
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11. (a) He says to him that he has to write a will;
(b) he says that he will go with him when the
candle is burnt but then he blows it out;
(a) Deir sé leis go bhfuil air tiomna a scríobh;
(b) Deir sé go n-imeoidh sé leis nuair a bheidh
an choinneal dóite ach ansin múchann sé é;
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12. (d) He says to death to get an apple out of his apple
tree and it is not long until death is tied up in it.
(e) He asks death to say a prayer first but when death
gives permission to him, he doesn’t finish it.
(d) Deir sé leis an mbás úll a fháil dó as a chrann
úll agus ní fada go dtí go bhfuil an Bás ceangailte ann.
(e) Iarrann sé ar an mBás paidir a rá ar dtús ach nuair a
thugann an Bás cead dó, ní chríochnaíonn sé é.
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13. Mac Cába teaches the prayer to him.
One day Mac Cába meets a child who is crying. The child has forgotten his prayer.
Mac Cába teaches the prayer to him.
Lá amháin buaileann Mac Cába le páiste atá
ag gol. Rinne an páiste dearmad ar a phaidir.
Múineann Mac Cába an phaidir dó.
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14. With that, death emerges out of the form
of the child and strangles him..
Leis sin, éiríonn an bás as cruth an pháiste
agus tachtann sé é.
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15. Síos go hifreann leis, ach caitheann na diabhail amach é.
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16. Saint Peter lets him into heaven but he has to
leave the cards outside the gates of heaven.
Ligeann Naomh Peadar isteach ar neamh é
ach tá air na cártaí a fhágáil lasmuigh de
gheataí neimhe.
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17. It is possible still to see the cards outside the gates of heaven.
Is féidir fós na cártaí a fheiceáil taobh
amuigh de gheataí neimhe.
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