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English Translation
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Foireann an bháid a b'fhearr
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The best crew of men
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A d'fhág Inis Fraoich
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That ever left Inis Fraoigh
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Is iad ag tarraingt san áit
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Were drawing near to the place
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A raibh bádaí na scadán ina luí
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Where the herring fleet rests on the sea
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Ar builg gur fágadh iad
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They were left on the swell
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Is gan tarrtháil orthu faraor
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Without one to save them that night
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Is mo bhuachaillín bán deas
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And my fair-headed boy who would play
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A sheinnfeadh an fhidil is an phíob
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Both the fiddle and the pipes
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Is measa liom Eoghan
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My grief is for Eoghan
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Ná scór de fhearaibh an tsaoil
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Over a score of men who were there
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Ná ba é a chuirfeadh ar bord
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For he'd load the boats
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Is nach mór a lagaigh sé an tír
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And it's sorely we miss him this day
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Tá Macán bocht buartha
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Poor Sonny's in sorrow
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Nora bheag is a níon
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Wee Nora and her daughter as well
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Is is dóigh liom ar ndóigh
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And there's no need to tell
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Go bhfuil dólas mór fada ar a mhnaoi
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The long grief that his wife has to bear
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Níor mhaith liom do shúil
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I mourn the bright eyes
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A bheith brúite tuirseach den ghreann
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That grow dim now far out to sea
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Ná do chorpán geal úr
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As your fair young body
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A bheith a shúgradh ar bharra na dtonn
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Is tossed away out on the waves
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Na tonnaí bhí tréan
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The strong waves came rolling
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Is iad a lúbadh tharat anall
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Down over you, my dear
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Bhí do lámh ar an stiúir
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Your hand held the tiller
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Is tú ag dúil le bheith sna Flaithis gan mhoill
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As you hoped it was for heaven you steered
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Dá bhfeicfeá Eoghan mór
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If you'd seen Big Eoghan
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Is é ag cuartú cladaigh is poill
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And him searching each shore and deep hole
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Ag iarraidh tuairisc' na mbuachaill
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Him looking and asking for the boys
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A fuadaíodh amach ar an toinn
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That the stormy sea stole
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Shiúil sé na cuantaí
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He's walking every inlet
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Ach níor dhual dó a leithéid a fháil ann
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But nothing was found on the strand
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Ach go bhfuarthas a dtuairisc
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And he only heard tell they were seen
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Thuas ar an Iomaire Cham
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Near the Iomaire Cam
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A Fheargail a dheartháir
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Oh Feargal, my brother
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Má tá tusa i bhFlaitheas na Naomh
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If you are in heaven so grand
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Iarr fortacht ar an Ard-Rí
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Ask God would He grant
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Lena bhfáil insa chladach seo thíos
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That they might be cast on this strand
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Mura bhfaighthí ach a gcnámha
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If 'twas only their bones washed up
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Ar an leic atá lena thaobh
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On a rock near the shore
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Bheadh d'athair bocht sásta
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Your poor father'd have peace
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Agus áthrach mór fada ar a shaol
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And be able to face life once more
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