Turas Siar 228 - Pádraic S. as an gCartúr le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG : Tornóga, áitheanna agus tionscal na ceilpe sa gceantar fadó.

Líne ná chúpla líne clocha beaga ar an talamh ná go mbeadh sí seacht nó ocht orlaí ar airde.

A line or a couple of lines of small stones on the ground that would not be seven or eight inches high.

Ab shin i gciorcal ab ea i gciorcal?

Was that in a circle or in a circle?

Ag ciorcal dhá dtabharfaidh mé crú capaill bheadh sé fágtha foscailte.

At a circle where I would give a horseshoe it would be left open.

Bheadh sé

He would.

Tosaigh bheadh sí clúdaithe thart agus dún sí isteach.

At first she would be covered around and she would close herself in.

Sea

Yes.

Agus ansin agus cén airde a bheifeá bheadh sí seacht n-ocht orlaí ón ón gcladach nó ón talamh.

And then, and what height would you be, she would be seven or eight inches from the shore or from the ground.

Sa gcaoi go mbeifeá in ann an t-aer a dhul isteach fúithi le dhul suas faoin faoin turnóg sa tine ná faoin faoin aghaidh.

So that you would be able to let the air go in under it to go up under the chimney in the fire or under the front.

Agus ansin gheofá leacracha caol fada dhó nó trí de leacracha caol fada.

And then you would get two or three long narrow slabs, long narrow slabs.

Agus leagthaí trasna iad sin.

And those were laid across..

ar

on

Na balla beag seo a bhí déanta agat.

These little walls that you had made..

Agus ansin thoiseacha an buildeáil le tógáil.

And then the building began to be built..

na háite.

of the place..

Suas ansin í le líne amháin.

Up there it with one line..