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Bhí fear a mhúin
There was a man who taught
D'abríodh
(he/she/it) used to / would say
Ní raibh aon sagart ann
There was no priest
agus ansin thoisódh na fir
and then the men would start
Bhíodh tórramh ann, ar feadh
There used to be a wake
ceard a tharlaigh, nó nach mbíodh aon sagart agaibh?
what happened, or did ye not use to have a priest?
tá go leor curtha ann
there are many buried here
Bhuel tá go leor daoine
Well, there are lots of people
beirt an bothar thiar, 's a mharaigh sé
it (the storm) killed two from back the road
Is dócha, go raibh tionchar mór, aige sin, ar an saol ar an oileáin ina dhiaidh sin, a raibh?
I suppose that had a big influence on life on the island after that?
Agus céard a tharla dhaoibhse?
And what happened to ye?
(agus) fuaigh mé isteach ansin
and I went in there
(mar) chaithfeá bosca maiteannaí
as if you would throw up a box of matches
an áit a dtugann siad "the dock" ar, thíos anseo
the place they call "the dock", down here.
ach bhí na heangacha tógtha i gcoinne
a but the nets were taken against it