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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Bhí sé ag Anc bocht, an dtuigeann tú, ní raibh air ach na cnámhaí.
He was very poor, you understand, he had nothing but skin and bone.
Agus d'abraíodh an gasúr chuile lá.
And the boy would say every day..
Caithfidh tú bróga a dhéanamh dhom.
You must make shoes for me.
Bhoil, ar seisean, cén lá a Dhaidí a chuirfeas tú bróga ann bhoil adeir sé nuair a chuirfeas mé bróga i dtosach adeir sé ar an billí cat bán.
Well, says he, what day Daddy will you put shoes on it well he says when I put shoes on first he says on the white cat’s bills..
Mé dhá sheanléidí sa teallach agus iad a thagadh dhá suas.
Two old logs in the fireplace and they coming up two by two..
Agus bhí bhí an dá chat ag éisteacht le Seán.
And the two cats were listening to Seán.