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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gColáiste samhraidh iad seo.
These are summer colleges.
Chuidigh sé go mór leis chomh maith.
It helped him a lot as well.
Cé a chuir tús leis an halla trasna an bhóthair anseo i Halla a Bhreandáin? Cén chaoi ar tharla sé sin?
Who started the hall across the road here in Brendan’s Hall? How did that happen?
An tAthair Ó Mórdha a thosaigh sí é, go ndéana Dia grásta air.
It was Father Ó Mórdha who started it, may God have mercy on him.
Agus ansin fuair sé go leor den dream thart go deonach thart anseo ag obair air agus
And then he got many of the crowd around here to work on it voluntarily.
Ar baineadh úsáid mórán as an halla anois a Mhichíl Ó
Has the hall been used much now, Michíl Ó?
Níor baineadh le blianta anois, bhíodh go leor damhsacha ann i dtosach ach.
It hasn't been for years now, there used to be a lot of dances at first but...
Ansin nuair a fosclaíodh Fam Court i mBéal an Mhuirthead.
Then when the Fam Court was opened in Belmullet..
Chuaigh na daoiní amach aige sin agus
The people went out at that and.
Ní bhíonn, bíonn corrchéilí ann anois agus cruinnithe.
There aren't, there are occasional céilís now and meetings..