Íomha

• Sa chéad véarsa, tá file ag caint faoina shláinte


  In the first verse the poet talks about his health
• D’éirigh sé go luath gach lá agus bhí sé ag reic a shláinte


  He got up early everyday and he was destroying his health
• D’oibrigh sé taobh amuigh agus bhí sé ag bailiú galair an t-am ar fad


  he worked outside and he was catching diseases all the time
• Bhí sé tinn go minic mar bhí sé ag obair taobh amuigh. 


  he was sick alot because he was working alot
• bhí an file ag fulaingt agus bhí sé beo bocht


  the poet was suffering and he was really poor
• Ba mhaith leis na croppies a chaitheamh amach as an tír


  He wanted the english to leave ireland
• sa dara véarsa, feicimid an cineál oibre a bhí ar siúl ag an bhfile 


  in the second verse, we see the type of work the poet is doing
• Thaisteal sé go háiteanna éagsúla timpeall na tíre mar samplaí cluain gheal meala, tiobraid árann, calainn agus durlas


  He travelled place to place around the country for example clonmel, tipperary town, callan and thurles
• Nuair a chuaigh sé ó bhaile go baile bhí daoine ag spocadh as


  When he went from town to town the people were making fun of him
• Níor thaitin sé seo leis an spáilpín. bhí sé tuirseach den saol seo


  he didn’t like this. He was tired of this life
• Sa triú véarsa, déanann an file cur síos ar an magradh híreálta i gcaiseal


  In the third verse, he describes the hiring fair in cashel
• Tháinig bodairí chun post a thabairt dó ach ní raibh meas ag na feirmeoirí ar an bhfile


  The farmers came to give him a job but they didn’t respect for the poet
• Níl an file sásta lena shaol. Chaith na bodairí go dona leis. 


  He wasn’t happy with his life. the farmers treated him badly
• Ba mhaith leis deireadh a chur leis an saol seo. is fuath leis an margadh hireálta agus na bodairí ag féachaint air


  He wanted to end this life. He hated the hiring markets and the farmers looking at him