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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Brógaí adeir, adeir sé, adeir sé.
Shoes he says, he says, he says...
Ar an billí catwac bróga cuirfidís air.
On the catwalk benches they would put shoes on him.
í sin alright. Fuair t-athair abhaile uathu ar an lá seo.
That’s alright. Your father got home from them on this day.
Tháinig sé, ní raibh ramhar.
He came, he was not fat.
Go mbeidh bróga inniu ort.
May you have shoes on today.
Bhoil adeir sé nár dhúirt mé leat, adeir sé, nuair a chuirim brógairí Billy Cat Bán, cuirim brógaí ortsa ina dhiaidh.
Well, he says I didn't tell you, he says, when I put Billy Cat Bán's shoes on, I put shoes on you after that.
Bhoil, bhí sin ceart go leor.
Well, that was alright..
Darna lá ba cheannaigh sé bróga ansin do ghasúr.
The second day he bought shoes there for a boy.
Agus théadh na brógaí abhaile leis.
And the shoes would go home with him.
Á a Dhaidí sin tá brógaí leat agamsa inniu. Tá sure
Oh Daddy, I have shoes with you today. That's for sure.