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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D'oscail siad an mála agus léimeann na píoilí cat bán amach as.
They opened the bag and the little white cats jump out.
Téann na conraideacha i ndiaidh an fí cat bán.
The coffins go after the real white cat.
Is bhí siad á chur anonn is anall agus cheap siad an Pat Bán.
And they were sending them back and forth and they thought of Pat Bán.
Bhoil, nuair a bhí Pilí cat bán ag fáil bháis.
Well, when Pilí the white cat was dying...
Dúirt Pilí cat bán ansin Sheáin, ar seisean.
Pili, Seán's white cat, said then, said he.
D'iarr tú, ar seisean le Caolchat na Luathú, gur maraíodh Pilí Cat Bán, ar seisean.
You asked, said he to Caolchat na Luathú, that Pilí Cat Bán was killed, said he.
Tháinig sé abhaile bhoil: "Cén chaoi eile leat?" adeir Máire, ar seisean.
He came home then: "How else with you?" says Máire, says he.
Dúirt Pilí cat bán liom, ar seisean, a rá le Caolchat a lua, ar seisean.
Pili the white cat said to me, said he, to tell Caolchat to mention, said he...