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Níl an cuimhniú dhomsa, ar an chéad doine a curthú ann
I don't recall the first person to be buried here
Bhuel tá go leor daoine
Well, there are lots of people
'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
ar an tír mór
on the mainland
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?
deichniúr, deichnúir fear.
ten, ten men.
Cé mhéad duine a báthú, a Dominick?
How many drowned, Dominick?
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
caitheadh suas muid
we were thrown up
an áit a dtugann siad "the dock" ar, thíos anseo
the place they call "the dock", down here.
agus thainig muid isteach go dtí
and we came into