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 chuir siad fúthu anseo agus thóg siad clann ann agus chuaigh a gclann chun na scoile ag an chugam féin.
And they settled here and raised a family there and their children went to school with my own.
B'iontach an t-athrú é sin.
That was a wonderful change.
Tá faitíos orm go bhfuil an t-athrú
I am afraid that there is change.
Go bhfuil an rud céanna athraithe arís agus go bhfuil muid ag dul ar ais arís go dtí an seansaol.
That the same thing has changed again and that we are going back again to the old way of life.
Agus na daoine ag imeacht arís.
And the people leaving again..
Beocht an-mhór thart ar an taobh seo tíre ar feadh tamaill de bhlianta nach raibh.
Great liveliness around this side of the country for a while now that hadn’t been (here) for years.
Bhí bhí bhí an áit seo go hiontach agus tháinig bhí dul chun cinn mhór déanta i gcúrsaí obair agus i gcúrsaí turasóireachta agus cúrsaí lán den chineál sin.
This place was wonderful and there had been great progress made in matters of work and in matters of tourism and matters full of that kind.
Áh bhí bhí mo léana sna seachtóidí tháinig
Ah, my meadow was in the seventies it came.
Forás agus Forbairt Mhór
Growth and Great Development.
ar shaol na ndaoine insan áit
on the lives of the people in the place.