Turas Siar 255 - Pádraig Ó Maolfhábhaill (R.I.P.) as Inis Gé faoi agallamh ag Seán Ó hÉalaí (R.I.P.) don tsraith “Sé Do Bheatha”.
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Pádraig Ó Maolfhábhaill is identified in the title as being from Inis Gé, which is in the Erris region. His age group is inferred from his long teaching career and the historical context.
Seán Ó hÉalaí is the interviewer, and his association with RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta suggests he is a native speaker.
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Teacht agus ag imeacht in am éigin.
Coming and going at some time..
Chaithfidís sin a dhéanamh nuair a bhíodh an aimsir mhaith.
They would have to do that when the weather was good.
I ndeireadh an tsamhraidh nó i dtús an fhómhair.
At the end of the summer or at the beginning of the autumn..
Chaithidís uair an-mhaith leis an móin a thabhairt abhaile.
They used to spend a very good time bringing the turf home.
An dá oileán a thréigean ar shocraithe nó ar shocraithe nó ar tháinig siad amach uilig le chéile.
To abandon the two islands by agreement or by agreement or did they all come out together...
Bhoil, thóg siad timpeall cúig nó sé de bhlianta uirthi.
Well, it took her about five or six years.
Óh thosaigh siad ag teacht amach ó thosaigh d'fhág an chéad duine go
Oh, they started coming out since the first person left.
rá den duine deiridh é.
it is said of the last person
An raibh daoiní ann ná
Were there people there or not?
Bhoil, níl a fhios agam, bhí siad liom, bhí siad sásta go maith an t-oileán a fhágáil, is beag duine nach raibh sásta an t-oileán a fhágáil, sílim, ach deir tú gurb é an báthadh ba mhó é.
Well, I don't know, they were with me, they were quite happy to leave the island, few people weren't happy to leave the island, I think, but you say that the drowning was the biggest thing...
'Sé an báthadh ba mhó ba chiontaí leis óh 'sé go deimhin.
It was the drowning that was most to blame for him, oh indeed it was.