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bhí sé imithe, ach
he was gone, but
rugadh agus tógadh thall i Sáile mé
i was born and raised over in Sáile
mírtúnach
child of about nine or ten years
Tá an Rí curtha, soir ag an mballa sin, soir
The king is buried over to the east, at that wall there
bhfuil a fhios agatsa anois, ca bhfuil na daoine curtha anseo, daoine a muintir leat fhéin
do you know where your ancestors are buried here?
Ní raibh aon sagart ann
There was no priest
cónra
(the) coffin
Bhíodh tórramh ann, ar feadh
There used to be a wake
nuair a chaillfaí an duine
when the person would die
Níl an cuimhniú dhomsa, ar an chéad doine a curthú ann
I don't recall the first person to be buried here
'bhfuil morán daoine, chur anseo?
Are many people buried here?
tá siad curtha, i bhFáil Mór
they are buried in Falmore
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?
Cé mhéad duine a báthú, a Dominick?
How many drowned, Dominick?