Peter Flanagan

Le cur, le cur le chéile agus le taifeadadh agus le cur

To add to putting together and to recording and to putting.

agus thíos sa gCeathrú Thaidhg, ach

and down in Ceathrú Thaidhg, but

sórt Gaeilge a bhíonns ag na páistí.

type of Irish that the children have.

Tá siad chomh staidéarach sin

They are so studious

is í an Ghaeilge chaighdeánach í, agus an Mamó agus Daideó sa mbaile ansin nuair a thigeas na páistí abhaile ón scoil, agus cluineann siad an sórt.

that's the standard Irish, and the Mam and Dad in the hometown, then when the children come home from school and they hear the sort.

nach bhfuil feidhm ag baint aisti ar chor ar bith?

that there's no use for it at all?

Is doiligh, is doiligh an cheist atá curtha agat anseo orm. Bhuel, déarfainn go bhfuil sí fíorlag, le bheith fírinneach faoin scéal.

It's difficult, it's difficult the question you've asked of me. Well, I would say it's very weak, to be truthful about the matter.

Ó thaobh mo bhóthair, tá as as Caisleán Thiar in aice le Glais ansin í, agus

On the side of my road, from West Castle near Glais there

ón gcliabhán.

From the cradle.

Fiúntas ag baint lena bhfuil acu

Value associated with what they have

Sí glanta amach

that's cleared out

a dtigeadh leat a dhul isteach sa siopa

when you could go into the shop

Bhíodh sinn i gcónaí dá chros.

That was always her burden.

'us Gaeilge a labhairt ann

and speak Irish there.

an sórt an, sórt Gaeilge atáthar á múineadh ansin ins na scoltachaí?

the type of Irish that is being taught there in the schools