batar ann ier suidhe co ceann bliaghna
bátar = they were (3rd plural preterite of “at·tá”)
and = in it, there
íar = after
suidiu = that (dative form of 3rd singular anaphoric pronoun “suide”; = “the aforementioned”)
co = until
cenn = end
blíadnae = of a year (genitive singular of “blíadain”)