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.

Thart anseo.

Around here..

'Sé a bhí ag múineadh ar an Eachléim ag an am sin bhí Iníon Ní Chróinín a bhí ag múineadh.

The one who was teaching in Eachléim at that time was Miss Ní Chróinín who was teaching.

Na blianta ded a bhí mé ann bhí Iníon Ní Chearnaigh.

The years you were there, Miss Ní Chearnaigh was there..

Agus Iníon Ní Shíthigh.

And Miss Ní Shíthigh..

Agus fear darb ainm Ó Riain as Tiobraid Árann.

And a man named O'Ryan from Tipperary..

Is an raibh mórán ag dul ar scoil na hEachléime ag an am sin?

Were many going to Eachléim school at that time?

Bhí ceathrar

There were four.

Múinteoirí ann sa trá bhí thart ar, creidim.

There were teachers there on the beach, I believe..

Céad agus ceithre scór daltaí.

One hundred and eighty students.

Agus feilméaracht ba mhó a bhí ar siúl thart anseo ag an am sin agus iascaireacht, feilméaracht agus iascaireacht.

And it was mostly farming that was going on around here at that time, and fishing, farming and fishing.

An mbíonn mórán daoine ag iascaireacht?

Are there many people fishing?

An uair sin.

Then..

Bhíodh bhí curach

There used to be a currach.

ná go 'chuile theach bhí curach ann.

that in every house there was a currach..

An uair sin ní raibh aon ní raibh mórán báid mhóra thart an uair sin báid inneall.

At that time there were not, there were not many big boats around at that time, engine boats...