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Don Oileán

To the Island.

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Áh chuir sé lagmhisneach mhór ar na daoiní ina dhiaidh sin. Chaill siad an mhisneach agus

Ah, it greatly discouraged the people after that. They lost courage and.

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Ba mhian leo an áit seo a fhágáil thosaigh na fir óga.

They wanted to leave this place the young men began..

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Ag rá go mb'fhearr leo go mb'fhearr dhó imeacht.

Saying that they would prefer if he left.

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Fanacht níos faide.

Waiting longer..

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Sin an chéad uair a tharla tragóid den chineál sin le muintir an oileáin.

That is the first time a tragedy of that kind happened to the people of the island.

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'Sin é an t-aon cheann amháin.

That is the only one.

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Go bhfuil go bhfuil aon chuimhne agamsa air ná gur chuala mé faoi níor chuala mé faoi aon bháthadh eile ar an oileán.

That I have no memory of it or that I heard about it, I never heard of any other drowning on the island.

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Ach bhí báthadh amháin ar an oileán ó dheas, sílim.

But there was one drowning on the southern island, I think..

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Fear a bhí ag teacht ó dhoibhleán.

A man who was coming from a hollow..

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Go hInis Gé a tháinig gála air agus báitheadh é.

To Inishkea he came upon a gale and he was drowned.

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Bhfuil cuimhne agat féin ar an mothú?

Do you yourself remember the feeling?

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Mór

Big.

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Óh tá.

Oh, yes..

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Óh, tá cuimhne mhaith agam air an oíche sin.

Oh, I remember that night well..

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