Turas Siar 189 - Pádraic Ó Maolruaidh as Leitir Fhinnín, ceantar Thuar Mhic Éadaigh, ag caint le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG.
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The title identifies Pádraic Ó Maolruaidh as the speaker from Leitir Fhinnín, Tourmakeady. The discussion of historical topics like TVO and the manner of speaking suggest an elderly native speaker.
Máirtín Mac Donnchadha is mentioned in the title as the interviewer, likely a native speaker given the context of the conversation.
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Cé Mhaigh Chnoic an bealach bealach a dtéidís.
Which of the hills is the way, the way they would go...
Agus chuaigh mé soir le ba le
And I went east with cattle.
Barr na gclaíocha a bhí ann.
It was the top of the ditches.
Agus nuair a fuair mé soir le barr na gclaíocha fuair mé clú soir le le bun na mballaí amach ar
And when I got east to the top of the ditches I got fame east to the foot of the walls out on.
Soir ar feadh an bhealaigh.
East along the way.. .
Bhí sé faoi chlú uilig.
He had a great reputation.
Ní raibh mé, ní raibh tada le fáil agam ach clú.
I wasn't, I had nothing to gain except reputation.
Agus bhí boladh cloiche a bhí ann agus bhí mé ag féachaint isteach sna ballaí.
And there was a smell of stone and I was looking into the walls..
Agus tháinig sé go dtí deireadh.
And he came to the end..
Go dtí ar deireadh an áit a raibh poll sa mballa agus meas tú nach bhfuair mé a gcuid cloigne curtha isteach i bpoll an bhalla?
Until at last the place where there was a hole in the wall and do you think I didn’t get their heads put into the hole in the wall?