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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
nuair a thoisigh an gála
when the storm started
ach bhí na heangacha tógtha i gcoinne
a but the nets were taken against it
leathmhíle no mar sin abhí muid amach
we were about have a mile out
An raibh sibh gar don trá ag an am sin?
Were you near the shore at that time?
Oh, thainig an stoirm, thaing sí an-tobann, an-tobann - gála mór.
The storm came very quickly - big swell.
Ar bhris an stoirm an-tobann a Phat?
Did the storm break suddenly Pat?
dhá duine dhéag is dá fhicid
fifty-two people
Bhí, bhí sé go breá, bhí sé go breá, bhí fearthainn mór, cinnte, ar bhall éigean
Oh it was fine (weather), fine, there was big downpour, soon after.
Tá dhá h-oileáin Inis Cé ina luī amach ó Leathinis an Mhuirthead.
The two Inishkea islands lie off the Mullet peninsula
aon dath uisce ó shin as.
any type of water from there, since then
gus ní thóigeann bean ar bith
And no woman takes
an t-uisce ina fhuil
the water into blood
go dtiompódh
that would turn