Turas Siar 223 - Pádraic Ó Gionnáin (R.I.P.) as Cill Ghallagáin agus Seán Ó Murchadha as Eanach Dhúin, Gaillimh ag caint le Máirtín Tom Sheáinín, RnaG faoi éanacha, ba, caoirigh agus obair an talaimh.

Leis anois a Mháirtín, níl aon cheann ann le casadh.

Now, Mairtín, there isn’t any left to turn...

Siad loiscthe uilig. Bhí téinnse síos ar maidin anois síos ag caoirigh síos ag an reilig síos ansin agus ar an sruthán sin síos tarraingt ar an lá ón mbaile mar déarfá.

They are all burned. There was tension down in the morning now down at the sheep down at the graveyard down there and at that stream down drawing on the day from the town as you’d say..

Hm

Hm.

Bhí cnap lachain féin ag léimt amach ar do chosa.

There was a lump of ducks themselves jumping out on your feet.

Bhí ó bhí siad fairsing ann bhoil.

They were plentiful there indeed..

Sea

Yes.

Bhí mé síos i mbliana cúpla tonna ansin.

I was down a couple of tons there this year.

Agus ní fhaca mé a shúil.

And I did not see his eye..

Ní fhaca.

I did not see..

Ní fhaca.

I did not see..

Agus ba é an rud eile a bhí fuair sé a Mháirtín amuigh ansin na cearca fraoigh.

And the other thing that he got out there, Máirtín, was the grouse.

Tá

Yes.

Níl siad ann anois ach oiread.

They are not there now either.

Sea

Yes.

Tá siad imithe agus rinne phaibhléireacht cuid mhaith den obair sin mar déarfá. Rinne sé ar shiúl leo ach rinne sé siúl leis na lachain a fháil ar uair ar bith.

They are gone and publicity did a good part of that work, you might say. He went off with them but he managed to walk with the ducks at any time.