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”.
© RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.
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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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Agus chaith mé timpeall ngar do dhá chéad bliain ar fad ann.
And I spent nearly two hundred years there altogether.
Ar thaitin an cineál sin saol leat, a Phádraig?
Did you like that kind of life, Patrick?
Bheith i do mhúinteoir anseo.
To be a teacher here..
Sé chomh maith le aon áit eile.
It's as good as any other place.
Thaitin sé liom ceart go leor.
I liked it well enough.
Raibh locht ar bith agam air ach bhí na scoileanna go han.
I had no fault with him but the schools were very...
Na seanscoileanna a bhí againn bhí siad go han-dona.
The old schools we had were very bad.
Ní raibh aon chóras maith iontu.
There was no good system in them.
Ní raibh aon ghléas, aon ghléas iontu.
There was no device, no device in them.
Chonaic tú cuid mhór athruithe mar sin.
You saw a lot of changes like that..
Óh ba mhór an t-athrú a tháinig nuair a thógadar an scoil úr amuigh anseo.
Oh, the change was great that came when they built the new school out here.
Sin feabhas mór ar ar 'chuile shórt.
That's a big improvement on everything.