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Cá fhad ó tharraing tú luifearnach, a Mháirtín?

How long has it been since you pulled weeds, Mháirtín?

Go dtí chúig nóiméad ó shin bhí mé ag tarraingt luifearnach.

Until five minutes ago I was pulling weeds.

Tá mé ar an bhfeirm faoi lathair.

I am on the farm right now!

Bhoil, faoi lathair tá mé ag feliméaracht ann.

Well, currently I am farming there.

Agus cén sort ceird ort atá ort ann?

And what kind of work do you do there?

Tá mé ann anois go buan.

I am there now permanently.

Ó, a' bhfuil, bail ó Dhia ort, a' bhfuil? Bhoil, ní ar laethanta saoire a chuaigh tú. . . atá tú ann mar sin agus tú chúig bliana déag ann?

Oh, have you, God bless you, have you? Well, you didn't go on holidays. . . you are there for fifteen years?

Tá mé abhus anois le cúig bliana déag.

I have been here for fifteen years now.

Bhí mé ag go leor acu na laethanta sin.

I was at many of them in those days.

sin í an áit ar casadh orm Dara Bán, blianta ó shin, beannacht Dé lena anam.

that's where I met Dara Bán, years ago, God rest his soul.

Bhí, ar ndóigh, agus chomh maith leis. . . is ea, bhí cupla siamsa acu i gCarna chuile. . . bhoil, chuile bhliain, agus bhí mé ansin

I was, of course, and as well as. . . yes, they had a few entertainments in Carna every. . . well, every year, and I was there

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