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English Translation
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Cearc agus coileach a d'imí' le chéile
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A cock and a hen went together
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Shiúladar Éire go briseadh a gcroí
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They walked the length of Ireland 'til their hearts broke
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Is chuadar go Gailimh le héirí na gréine
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They went to Galway with the rising of the sun
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Gur cuireadh an péire isteach ag an dlí
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When the pair of them were jailed by the law
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'S ag Uiliam Ó hUileáin a bhí siad ar féar
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At Uiliam Ó hUileáin they were put out to grass
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D'ith mónóga sléibhe 'gus chodail sa bhfraoch
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They ate hill berries and slept in the heather
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Gur tháinig an sirriam go lúfar's go haerach
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Until the sheriff merrily came
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Is scuab sé an péire isteach go B'l'Áth'n Rí
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And hustled the pair into B'l'Áth'n Rí
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Dá bhfeicfeása 'n coileach lá aonaigh sna sráide
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If you saw the cock on the day of the fair in the streets
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Hata breá laistiar is lámhainní buí
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A great hat at the rear and yellow gloves
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Ceithre spor fhada den airgead Spáinneach
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Four long spurs of Spanish silver
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'Gus fuip ina láimh 's é 'tiocht mar an rí
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And a whip in his hand as he came along like the king
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Thug siad isteach é gur scar siad a chnámha
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They took him in until they spread his bones
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'S gur chaith siad an lá sin sách spóirtúil go leor
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And they spent that day sportively enough
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'S nárbh fhearr dóibh an spóilín a cheannach ar fónamh
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And wouldn't it have been better for them to take the easy route
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Ná an chaoi 'ndeachaigh a gcáil ar fud Chontae Mhaigh Eo
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Instead of the way their fame spread across County Mayo
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