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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Peadar Ó Mo Láimh air agus
Peadar Ó Mo Láimh on him and.
Cúpla duine mar sin.
A couple of people like that..
An dtuigeann sibh le chéile muintir Inis Gé ariamh?
Do you ever understand together the people of Inis Gé?
An gang uilig atá thart anseo, an mbíonn sibh le chéile ariamh, an mbíonn aon teacht le chéile?
All the gang that are around here, do you ever get together, is there ever any gathering?
Mar tá muid ag éirí róshean anois le bheith ag teacht le chéile. Ní thuigeann anois ach
Because we are getting too old now to be coming together. We don’t understand now though.
Thuigeadh uair amháin chastaí le chéile sinn go minic.
Once, it was understood that we often met each other.
Cuir i gcás i mBéal an Mhuirid.
Suppose in Belmullet...
Is minic a théim siar go dtí an áit a bhfuil an chuid is mó de mhuintir Inis Gé i nGlas agus timpeall an fhóid duibh ansin is minic a chastar liom iad thiar ansin timpeall na hEachléime.
I often go back to the place where most of the people of Inis Gé are in Glas and around the black sod there, and I often meet them back there around Eachléim.
Ach ní théim siar anois chomh minic is a théinn uair amháin.
But I don’t go back now as often as I used to.
dté sibh go dtí na hoileáin ariamh.
Did you ever go to the islands?