Turas Siar 220 - Cuairt a thug Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG, ar cheann de na ranganna Gaeilge a bhíodh ar siúl i dTuras Siar thiar sna 2000idí. Ar dhuine de na daoine a bhí i láthair, bhí Seán Bairéad as Dubhoileán an Chlochair atá anois ar shlí na fír...

Feiceann tú daoine istigh anseo anocht.

You see people inside here tonight..

Nár b'fhéidir nach bhfaca a chéile ariamh agus nár labhair le chéile ariamh agus nár casadh le chéile ariamh?

Could it be that they never saw each other, and never spoke to each other, and never met each other?

bhféachfaidh mé na leabhair gur as aon bhaile uilig 'chuile dhuine a bhfuil istigh anseo anocht, déarfá, go bhfuil seanaithne acu ar a chéile agus 'sin é an rud faoi daoiní a bheith ar a suaimhneas.

I will look at the books that everyone in here tonight is from the same town, you’d say, that they all know each other well and that’s the thing about people being at ease..

Agus daoine a bheith in ann piocadh ar a chéile.

And people being able to pick on each other..

agus

and.

Agus tarraingt amach as a chéile.

And pulling apart from each other..

Caithfidh sé go dtugann sé sásamh ar leith dhuit féin a bheith in ann an an t-eolas agus an an

It must give you particular satisfaction to be able to have the knowledge and the.

Céard a thabharfas muid ar an saothúlacht agus an cultúr atá agat a bheith in ann é a roinnt dream a bheith ann a bhfuil suim acu?

What will we call the industriousness and the culture that you have, being able to share it, for there to be a group who are interested?

ann agus a bheith in ann é a roinnt orthu go díreach agus nuair atá daoine eile ansin ag tíocht isteach a bhfuil an teanga acu ón gcliabhán.

to be there and to be able to share it with them directly and when there are other people coming in who have the language from the cradle..

Tá siad sin in ann a bheith taobh thiar dhuit i gcónaí.

They are able to be behind you always.

Agus is iontach an rud go bhfuil a leithéidí sin ag tíocht isteach againn anseo.

And it is a wonderful thing that such people are coming in to us here..

Ehm

Ehm.

Má thuigeann ort in am ar bith.

If you understand at any time..

Tá duine éigin eile ar do chúl.

There is someone else behind you.

Le seasamh suas nó nó a sheasas ort aghaidh agus a shárú ort.

To stand up or to face up to you and to overcome you.