Turas Siar 247 - Micheál Seosamh Ó Heimhrín as an Eachléim ag caint le Seán Ó hÉalaí ar an gclár ‘Sé Do Bheatha. Beannacht Dé leofa beirt.
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Identified in the title as the speaker; born in 1919, indicating elderly age group.
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cluichí úra á dtógáil dóibh agus
new games being built for them and.
Is fíor a thóg an Coimisiún Talún siopaí dóibh uilig agus fuair siad ceithre acra talamh.
It is true that the Land Commission built shops for them all and they got four acres of land.
Nár chuidigh sé leis na siopaí, creidim, agus 'chuile shórt thart anseo.
He didn't help with the shops, I believe, and everything around here..
Cén glacann a bhí leo anois i measc na ndaoiní i measc an phobail anseo?
What acceptance do they have now among the people, among the community here?
Glacadh go maith leo, bhí cuid acu bhí muintearthach le muintir an tír mhóir agus mar sin agus bhí.
They were well received, some of them were related to the people of the mainland and so on, and there was...
Bhí mná ón tír mhóir pósta inscithe; corrdhuine phósfaidh sí ar na
Women from the mainland were married off; occasionally she will marry one of them.
Bhoil Gaeilge uilig a bhí thart anseo nuair a bhí tú féin i do ghasúr óg.
Well, there was only Irish around here when you yourself were a young boy..
Bhí go leor daoiní anseo nach raibh, ní raibh focal Béarla acu.
There were many people here who didn't, they didn't have a word of English.
Ag dul faoistin anois nó mar sin chaithfí siad sagairt a thabhairt isteach anseo.
Going to confession now or so, they would have to bring priests in here..
a d'eiteofar faoistine i nGaeilge, ní raibh focal aige.
when confession was heard in Irish, he had not a word..
Go leor de na seandaoiní ar aon nós ní raibh focal ar bith acu.
A lot of the old people anyway didn't have a word at all.