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.

Ceantar seo.

This area..

Ní bhíonn.

There is not...

Ní raibh ariamh.

There never was..

Níl an traidisiún sin thart anseo ar chor ar bith.

That tradition is not over here at all.

Thart anseo.

Around here..

Ní raibh mórán traidisiúin, ceoil ná drámaíocht ann.

There was not much tradition, music or drama there.

Ná amhránaíocht a tharla aisteach go leor.

The singing that happened was quite strange..

Agus tuige sin meas tú an bhfuil?

And why do you think that is?.

Níl a fhios agam agus thíos faoi shliabh anois Gleann na bhFad agus ceantar sin bhí sé go hiontach.

I don't know and down under a mountain now Glennafad and that area it was wonderful.

Aon

One.

Ach anseo aniar ann.

But here from the west in it..

Ní raibh aon traidisiún ann.

There was no tradition.

Agus ní ní níor scríobh mórán daoiní as an gceantar seo. Níl mórán údair ná

And not many people from this area wrote. There aren’t many authors either.

Níl níl éinne níos gaire creidim ná Seán Ó Ruabháin as tú lach.

There is, there is no one closer I believe than Seán Ó Ruabháin except yourself.

Ach bhoil bhí Rocard Bairéad againn in aghaidh an pheile.

But well, we had Rocard Bairéad against the football.