Dictionary Entry

D'fheicfeá daoine a bhíodh ag bualadh ceoil agus daoine a bhíodh ag canadh in sna bailte móra agus bhoil iad ag cruinniú pingineacha, mar a déarfá.

You would see people who used to play music and people who used to sing in the big towns, and of course they were collecting pennies, as you might say.