Oileán an Uafáis

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Caibidil

D'amharc sé go ciúin ar a chol ceathar fríd an ghloine súl agus tháinig baspairt bheag chreatha air.

Nótaí

tháinig baspairt bheag chreatha air - a wee fit of shaking came on him - he shuddered.
Irish often prefers a more concrete noun/preposition structure instead of the English verb or verb/adjective approach -
wordy but arguably more dramatic, and more effective in time reference, the onset of the process being foregrounded.
Compare 'He became afraid' 'Tháinig eagla air'; 'She became confused' 'Tháinig mearbhall uirthi'; 'They got sick' 'Tháinig tinneas orthu'