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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Fearann fadó, an dtuigeann tú, bhoil ba
Long ago land, do you understand, well then.
Agus is é an t-ainm a bhí ar an dá chat.
And the name that was on the two cats was...
Agus caolchat na luathú.
And the slim stone of the ashes...
Bhoil, bhí piddy cat bán, an dtuigeann tú, bhí piddy cat bán, an dtuigeann tú?
Well, there was a little white cat, do you understand, there was a little white cat, do you understand?
Ná caol chata luath thú, bhoil caol hata luath thú, an dtuigeann tú, bhíodh sé istigh sa luaith i gcónaí, an dtuigeann tú, ní fhágadh sé luaithe.
Don’t be a narrow early cat, well, don’t be a narrow early hat, do you understand, he used to be always in the ashes, do you understand, he never left early..