Sean Mac an Bheatha
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an chéad journey go Bealach an Doirín i ndiaidh a phostaí.
the first journey to Ballaghaderreen after his wedding.
sin é an cóta bhí mé ag caitheamh i mBealach an Doirín an lá a tháinig t-athair, beannacht Dé lena anam, isteach
that was teh coat I was wearing in Ballaghaderreen the day your father, God bless his soul, came in
an cóta a rinne m'athair is mo mháthair dhom
the coat my father and my mother made for me
Chuaigh mise síos go Cluain Mór
I went down to Cloonmore
agus bhí m'athair ina fíodóir, rinne sé an éadach. Insa teach seo? Insa teach seo!
and my father who was a weaver, he made the cloth. In this house? In this house!
chuir sí dath ar an olann, dath dubh
she dyed the wool, black colour
beannacht Dé lena hanam
God bless her soul
Thagadh na daoine le snáth agus dhéanadh sé éadachaí.
The people use to come with yarn and he used to make clothes.
agus ag t-athair a thagadh sé?
and was it to your father he would come?
Bhí sé ina fiadóir Muise an raibh... ...agus athair sin
He was a weaver muise, was he... and [his] father
Ó ní t'athair fhéin a bhí ann?
Oh it wasn't your father who was there?