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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Is mó a théadh siad go suas go maolaithe an uair sin.
They used to go up to the summit more often then.
Agus bhí na gaffers ba as Acaill agus thart ansin ba mhó a bhí siad agus
And the gaffers were mostly from Achill and around there.
Gheobhadh siad is féidir trí scoil nó ceithre scoil anseo.
They could get three schools or four schools here.
Ach dhiúltaigh siad go bhfaighfear aithne air seo.
But they refused to let this be known.
Agus cé mhéad míle bheadh sé thart ar dhá dhá scór míle, an mbeadh óh bheadh sé thart ar dhá scór?
And how many miles would it be, about forty miles, would it be, oh it would be about forty?
Agus an bhfaca tú féin daoiní ag fágáil anseo na háite seo?
And did you yourself see people leaving this place here?
'Sin i ndiaidh scaitheamh a tháinig ag an bus ná dhá bhus agus.
That was after a while that the bus came or two buses and...
Thugadh siad ansiúd iad go Baile Átha Cliath.
They were brought there to Dublin.
Bhí mórán, an raibh mórán carranna anois thart anseo nuair a bhí tú féin i do ghasúr óg?
There were many, were there many cars around here now when you yourself were a young boy?