Turas Siar 293 - Michael Ó Murchú (R.I.P.) as an gCartúr ag insin scéal faoi PhílíChat agus faoi ChaolChat na Luathadh.
Le caoinchead Roinn Bhéaloideas Éireann, UCD.
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The speaker's name is given in the title, and the location 'an gCartúr' suggests an Erris dialect. The use of 'tigeann' and other linguistic features support this.
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Tom Tom Tommy is dóigh ar an Irish ceann i nGaeilge.
Tom Tom Tommy is probably the Irish one in Irish.
Sé an-fhada bhoil níl sé rófhada.
It's very long, well it's not too long..
Ach má dabhail sé ach déarfá mise an dtuigeann tú.
But if he doubted it, you would only say to me do you understand..
Níl aon ghnaithe go maith a dhéanamh rófhada ach óh déarfainn chomh fada ní dhéanfaidh mé ní dhéanfaidh mé ag iarraidh an dtuigeann tú déarfaidh mé.
There is no good business in doing anything too long but oh I would say as long as I won’t do, I won’t do, trying do you understand, I will say...
Ní dhéanfaidh mé, ní dhéanfaidh mé ag iarraidh.
I won't do it, I won't do it trying...
Scéal gearr go scéal fada.
Short story to long story..
Is cuma, is cuma.
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..
Níl aon rath againn leanúint rófhada dhó, an dtuigeann tú?
We have no luck following him too far, do you understand?
Chomh fada is ná atá, déanfaidh muid é.
As long as it is not, we will do it.
Chomh fada is atá an t-obair.
As long as the work...