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.

Bhí sé

He was.

Bhí tugtha ón mbaile aige ag ligean ligean siar sa gcnoc díobh siar uaidh siar ar thaobh taobh cnoic a bhí ann.

He had brought from home by letting them back in the hills away from him back on the hillside that was there..

Ach bhí.

But there was...

Bhí bhí na caoirigh

The sheep were.

in aice leis agus ní raibh dul i bhfad uaidh ach

beside him and it was not far from him but.

dóigh go mbeidís díriú ar an mbaile ach mura go raibh an go raibh an madadh aige lena gcoinneál.

I suppose they would focus on the town but not unless he had the dog to keep them.

Tiomáintí uaidh siar, an dtuigeann tú?

Drivers from him back, do you understand?

Tá

Yes.

Ach

But.

Tráthnóna nuair a nuair a nuair a bhí sé ceannú fáil mall dúirt sé: "Ara, beidh muid ag dul abhaile," adeir sé.

In the evening when when when it was getting late he said: "Well, we will be going home," he says.

Ach caithfidh mé na caoirigh seo a chur siar thar an leabhain, adeir sé, mar

But I have to drive these sheep back over the hill, he says, because.

Mura gcuirfidh mé siar thar an abhainn iad, adeir sé, beirtear sa mbaile maidin lá arna mhárach.

If I don’t get them across the river, he says, they’ll be caught at home the next morning.

Bhoil, ceart go leor, adeirimse, go ngabhfaidh muid siar rompu.

Well, all right, I say, that we will go back before them..

Ach

But.

Chuir sé chuir muid chuir sé siar na caoirigh roimhe.

He put, we put, he drove the sheep back before him.