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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Cé mhéad duine a báitheadh é?
How many people were drowned?
Báitheadh deichniúr deichniúr.
Ten people were drowned.
Agus caithfidh sé gur chuir sé sin néal iontach mór ar ar phobal na n-oileán.
And it must be that that greatly delighted the island community.
Chuir sé lagmhisneach mhór ar na daoiní ina dhiaidh sin; chaill siad an mhisneach agus
It caused great discouragement to the people afterwards; they lost heart and.
Ba mhian leo an áit seo a fhágáil thosaigh na na fir óga.
They wanted to leave this place the young men began..
Ag rá go mb'fhearr dhó go mb'fhearr dhó imeacht,
Saying that he would be better off, that he would be better off leaving.
Arbh é sin an chéad uair a tharla tragóid den chineál sin?
Was that the first time a tragedy of that kind happened?
le muintir an oileáin.
with the people of the island..
'Sin é an t-aon cheann amháin.
That is the only one.
Go bhfuil go bhfuil aon chuimhne agamsa air ná gur chuala mé faoi níor chuala mé faoi aon bháthadh eile ar an oileán.
That I have no memory of it or that I heard about it, I never heard of any other drowning on the island.
Ach bhí báthadh amháin ar an oileán ó dheas, sílim.
But there was one drowning on the southern island, I think..