Ghabh bád an bhá ó dheas ó chiainaibh agus í ag imeacht ar a hábhar féin(ig) , a boat went south through the bay while ago and it seemed to be drifting.
Agus féach gur cheap an mháthair bhocht go raibh abahr sagairt sa leaid óg aici, and see that the mother thought she had the makings of a priest in the young lad.