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.

Tá siad i bhfad níos fearr anois.

They are much better now.

Ach bhí siad compordach agus te go leor, nach raibh?

But they were comfortable and warm enough, weren't they?

Bhí bhí a mh'anam.

His soul was...

Agus, ar ndóigh, na seanlampaí agus 'chuile shórt den chineál sin iontu.

And, of course, the old lamps and all sorts of things like that in them..

chineál sin.

that kind..

Ola agus coinnligh agus mar sin.

Oil and candles and so on..

Ach bhí siad sách, cé go raibh siad bocht, bhí siad sásta go leor leo féin, creidim.

But they were content enough, even though they were poor, they were quite happy with themselves, I believe.

Óh bhí siad cinnte creidim gur iomarcaí a fuair na daoiní na blianta deiridh seo.

Oh, they were sure, I believe, that the people got too much these last years.

Bhí mórán daoine ag dul go hAlbain as an áit seo.

Many people were going to Scotland from this place.

Bhíodh go leor ag dul ann an uair sin.

There used to be a lot going on there at that time..

Bhoil abair nuair a bhí mé óg bhí

Well, say when I was young I was.

Théadh an chuid is mó den dream óg, théadh na haithreacha, b'fhéidir, agus ceathrar clainne agus mar sin.

Most of the young crowd would go, the fathers would go, perhaps, and four children and so on..

Ag na fataí an uair sin na toties.

At the potatoes then the potatoes..

Cén chaoi a dtéadh siad go hAlbain?

How would they go to Scotland?

As seo anois.

Here now..