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”.

Is mór an

It is a great.

Trua nár lean sé.

A pity he didn't continue..

Céard faoi cúrsaí na Gaeilge a Phádraig?

What about Irish language matters, Pádraig?

Go háirithe sa cheantar seo.

Especially in this area..

Fuil.

Blood..

An ceantar a bhfuil imirce a bhfuil an óige ag imeacht aisti chuala mé ariamh ariamh ariamh ón gcéad bhliain a thosaigh mé ag múineadh.

The area from which there is emigration, from which the youth are leaving, I have heard about forever and ever and ever since the first year I started teaching.

Cén mhaith Gaeilge dúinn?

What good is Irish to us?

Nuair a

When.

Tá muid ag imeacht go Sasana.

We are going to England.

Go Meiriceá agus go dtí an Astráil.

To America and to Australia.

Is é an Béarla a theastaíonn uaim.

It is English that I want.

Agus caithfidh mé a admháil gur acu atá an ceart gurb é an ceart é gur Béarla amháin a theastaíonn.

And I must admit that they are right, that it is true that only English is needed.

Ó daoine ag dul go Sasana is go Meiriceá dá bhrí sin is níl aon tsuim

From people going to England and to America, because of that there is no interest.

ag na daoiní óga.

by the young people..

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