Turas Siar 244 - Donncha Ó Gallchobhair (R.I.P.) as an gCorrán i bParóiste Acla ag caint le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha: “Nyah”

Na hamhráin i nGaeilge

The songs in Irish.

atá i gceist againn.

that we mean..

Ach bhí.

But there was...

Traidisiún air chomh maith.

A tradition for him as well.

leis an gcaoi a gcanfaí amhráin i mBéarla agus

with the way songs would be sung in English and.

So

So.

In áiteacha éagsúla ar fud na tíre.

In various places around the country..

agus

and.

Eh

Eh.

Chomh maith leis sin nuair a bhíodh na ceoltóirí sráide ann ag dul siar píosa maith mar déarfá.

Also, when the street musicians were there going back quite a bit, as you’d say...

D'fheicfeá daoine a bhíodh ag bualadh ceoil agus daoine a bhíodh ag canadh in sna bailte móra agus bhoil iad ag cruinniú pingineacha, mar a déarfá.

You would see people who used to play music and people who used to sing in the big towns, and of course they were collecting pennies, as you might say.

Agus bhí na seanbhaile seo acu chomh maith bhfuil fhios agat agus

And they had these old homes as well, you know.

An an an cineál leagan amach céanna sin acu.

Do they have that kind of layout?

Anois maidir le Ceolfhoireann seo

Now regarding this Orchestra.

Ar mhaith liom féin a rá, tá daoine ann atá

I myself would like to say, there are people who are.