quote:

Chuaidh daoine i dtaithighe an fhocail chómh mór san go raibh a n-aigne socair acu, go breagh réidh, gan aon chorbhuais, ar dhul sa chath, nuair a thiocfadh an cath, agus ar gan teacht as. B’shiné saoghal a gheár gach fear amach dó féin, go dtí go dtiocfadh an cath san.

I am wondering what the final sentence means. Assuming that gheár is ghearr (cut), does it mean "this is the life each man had planned for himself, until the battle came"??