Turas Siar 229 - Pádraic Ó Maolruaidh as Leitir Fhinín (R.I.P.) agus Pádraic S. Ó Murchú as an gCartúr: ag plé seanfhocla agus seanráite, sneachta vs sreacht’, ceist faoin gcapall, amharc an ghiorria, madadh vs gadhar, an focal “stáid”, an cosán dearg.

Leaba dhearg uirthi.

A red bed on her.

'Sea, shíl mise ansin leis an gcosán dearg go mb'fhéidir gurb é an cosán céanna é a bheadh ag iarraidh tíocht seasta síoraí ann.

Yes, I thought then with the red path that maybe it was the same path that would be trying to come steadily, eternally there.

Agus go mbainfeadh sé leis an rud céanna dhá mbeifeá, dhá mbeifeá ag dul in áit rialta go ndéarfá go raibh cosán dearg déanta agat ann.

And that it would be the same thing if you were, if you were going to a place regularly, you would say that you had made a red path there.

Bhí nuair a bhíodh sí ag dul na scoile fadó bhíodh

It was when she used to be going to school long ago.

Bhíodh corrdhuine ag rá go mbíodh sin ag dul an bealach céanna i gcónaí b'fhéidir trampail an fhir thuas an bealach nár mhaith leo a dhul go raibh tú ag dul trasna an chlaíoch agus tá clocha leat do chosa ag dul anuas don chlaí.

An odd person used to say that that used to go the same way always, maybe the tramp of the man above the way they didn’t want to go, that you were going across the ditch and you have stones at your feet going down from the ditch.

Deir siad:

They say:.

Nach ndéarfá go ngabhfadh sí bealach éigin eile, tá cosán dearg déanta an bealach seo agaibh?

Wouldn't you say she would take some other way, you have made a red path this way?

'Sea, sea, go mbeadh lorg de chosáin le cur curtha in áit, mar a déarfá, 'Sea, té a bheadh ag iarraidh bean, fear a bheadh ag iarraidh bean agus gan í agus í dhá teachtáil, bheadh cosán dearg déanta aici go dtí

Yes, yes, that there would be a trace of paths laid down, as you might say, 'Yes, anyone who would be seeking a woman, a man who would be seeking a woman and not have her and she coming to him, she would have made a red path to him.'

Rud céanna.

Same thing..

Gáire.

Laughter.

Sea sea.

Yes yes..

A Mháirtín, 'sea, tá mé ag dul ag inseacht craic suimiúil dhuit anois agus thall ag an bheirt agaibh ann ag éisteacht liom.

Mháirtín, yes, I am going to tell you some interesting craic now and also to the two of you there listening to me.

Sea

Yes.

Abair leat.

Tell yourself..

Is aisteach é nádúr 'chuile shórt, an dtuigeann tú, idir

Nature is strange of every kind, do you understand, indeed.