Turas Siar 224 - Pádraic S. ag caint le Seán Ó hÉalaí (R.I.P.) faoi thábhacht Raidió na Gaeltachta do ghaeltachaí Mhaigh Eo, faoin bhfocal “tuairnín” agus eile.

Bheadh siad briste aníos sa bpota.

They would be broken up in the pot.

Go mórmhór na fataí móra.

Especially the big potatoes.

Bhí siad

They were.

Níos réchta amuigh ar an gcaoi seo.

More comfortable out this way..

Ná

No.

Fadó nuair a chuirfí síos na fataí ar an gcaoi sin dá mbeadh fataí beaga agus fata fataí móra measctha.

Long ago, when the potatoes would be put down like that, if there were small potatoes and big potatoes mixed together...

Bheadh cuid acu.

Some of them would...

Mar a deireadh siad cnagach.

As they say, knock...

Sin iad na fataí móra, ní bheadh siad leaba rite.

Those are the big potatoes, they would not have a made bed.

Agus ó na fataí beaga ansin bheadh siad imithe láite agus ní b'fhéidir.

And from those little potatoes then they would be gone melted and it wouldn’t be possible...

Go leor a dhéanamh leo nuair a chuirfeadh siad amach ar an mbord iad.

A lot to do with them when they would put them out on the table.

So

So.

Síos

Down.

Tine

Fire.

Agus bhí.

And there was..