Turas Siar 211 - Seán Ó Raghallaigh as Oiligh. Chum sé an fhilíocht seo a chuireanns síos ar an mbáthadh mór a tharla sa bliain 1927. Leo Corduff a rinne an taifead sa mbliain 1958.
Le caoinchead Chnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, UCD.
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The title identifies Seán Ó Raghallaigh as the speaker, and the transcript's content and dialect markers suggest an Achill dialect.
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An té a bhí i bhfad dá thír níor smaoinigh sé gur bhaol go n-éireodh an ghaoth chomh láidir.
He who was far from his country did not think it was likely that the wind would rise so strong.
Ní raibh meoin aige ná slí ach ag imeacht roimh an oíche.
He had neither intention nor way except to leave before night.
Agus an sneachta air go díon dhá charna,
And the snow on it to the roof of two heaps.
Dhá mbeadh codladh maith ar tír ní chaillfí éinne ach taobh ach cuireadh iad go híochtar na trámha.
If there were a good sleep on the land, no one would be lost except a side, but they would be sent to the bottom of the rafters.
Na flaithis fuair siad saor.
The heavens they found free.
Ón té a cheannaigh iad go daor.
From the one who bought them dearly..
Agus a d'fhulaing dúinn uilig ar chrann na Páise,
And who suffered for us all on the tree of the Passion.
Ó Dhia nár mhór an gháire a bhí ar maidin tar éis anáil.
By God, wasn’t the laughter great this morning after a breath..
Bhí curacha ann na gcláir agus céasla.
There were curraghs of planks and a rack.
Bhí na heangacha le fáil ó dheas go Phort an Chárthainn.
The nets were to be found south to Port an Chárthainn.
Agus an ríleach ar an barr lán is é a íoc.
And the revelry at its height, he is the one to pay..
Mé grá an bhuí uilig le fáil le síniú i gcónrach chláir, thógfadh sé an crá do na daoiní.
I love all the happiness to be had with a signature on a contract, it would take away the pain for the people.
Ach dhá gcuirfeá ó dheas é thuaidh le suif gach uile chuan,
But if you would send it south northwards past every single bay,.
Oíche gheimhreach fuar an gheimhridh.
A cold winter night of the winter..
2 Siúlfá seo go Spáinn, an Fhrainc, san Iarbháin agus iomlán chósta na hÉireann.
You would walk this to Spain, France, the Iberian Peninsula and the entire coast of Ireland.