Turas Siar 248 - Micí Joe Ó Conghóile i stiúideo Chaisleán an Bharraigh le Seán Ó hÉalaí, RnaG.

Agus gan aird ar bith orthu ag sagart, ag dochtúirí dream ar bith.

And with no attention paid to them by priests, by doctors, by any group...

Dochtúirí

Doctors.

Anois bhí sé bhí sé go dona.

Now it was, it was bad..

Bhí mise.

I was...

Uair amháin a bhí mé thall i mo bhealach as Sasana fuair mé suas an bealach sin tá deirfiúr Dún go fóill i nGlasgow agus deirfiúr curtha go ndéana Dia grásta uirthi féin ach ar mo bhealach abhaile ag tarraingt ar Strand Rachaideacha móra milseach bhoil na créatúir a bhí mé ag cuimhneamh a bhí ag obair ansin go mba go mba bhocht an rud iad ag smaoineamh ar an mbaile agus iad i bhfad ón mbaile agus gan aon chontac ná agus iad marbh amach ar ndóigh ó Mhaighdean.

Once, when I was over on my way from England, I went up that way. There is a sister of Dún still in Glasgow and a sister buried—may God have mercy on her—but on my way home, heading for Strand, great sweet Rachaideacha, poor creatures, I was thinking of those who were working there, that it was a poor thing for them, thinking of home and being far from home and having no contact, and them dead, of course, from the Virgin...

Ó mhaidin go hoíche ag obair ag obair.

From morning to night working, working...

Áh bhí sé bhí sé millteach. Bhí

Ah, it was, it was terrible. It was.

Bhí sé bhoil, an mbíodh mórán daoiní ag dul as Ros Dumhach?

He was sick, would many people leave Ros Dumhach?

Muise, bhí, bhí scaití móra páistí, bhí na Gaffords thart ar 'chuile, creidim, thimpeall.

Well, there were, there were often lots of children, the Gaffords were around every, I believe, around...

Páiste

Child.

Nílim.

I am not..

Bealtaine sílim i gcónaí agus

May I always think and.

Bheadh siad ag cruinniú leofa ach

They would be meeting with them but.

Na squads uilig á gcur le chéile acu.

All the squads being put together by them..

Óh 'sea 'sea ach

Oh yes yes but.