Hurlamaboc

Tá sí baothghalánta

She is stupidly vain

Is duine tiarniúil í Lisín

She's a domineering person

Níor thuig sé cén fáth gur chuir sí lagmhisneach air.

He didn't understand why she made him depressed

Bhí gach rud glan agus neata agus alainn

everything was clean and neat and beautiful

oibríocht mhíleata

Military operation

lagmhisneach

depression

róthógtha lena cuma

Too taken with her appearance

Tá sí gnóthach ag eagrú saol gach duine sa chlann

She is busy organising the life of everyone in the family

i gcónaí eagraithe do gach rud

always organised for everything

bhí sí foirfe

she was perfect

Bhí sé de nós aige

it was usual for him

Bhí sí níos faiseanta ná na mná eile

she was more fashionable than the other women

bhí Pól ina léachtóir ollscoile

Pól was a university lecturer

Bhí an clann lofa le hairgead

the family were rotten with money

rinne sé infheistíocht

he invested

cheannaigh sé stocanna agus tithe

He bought stocks and houses

bhí Mr Mac Gabhann ait

Mr mac gabhann was weird

chaith Lisín smidiú i gcónaí

Lisín always wore makeup

Aoir atá sa scéal seo

this story is a satire