Turas Siar 302 - Seán Ó Raghallaigh as Oiligh, sa mbliain 1963: tuilleadh seanchais faoi Mhajor Bingham.
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Tháinig fear anseo fadó: 'Sén t-ainm a bhí air, b'fhéidir.
A man came here long ago: That was his name, perhaps..
Agus nuair a tháinig sé ar dtús
And when he came at first.
'Sén áit a ndearna sé teach beag.
That’s the place where he built a small house.
Agus shiúil sé leis aníos ansin.
And he walked up there then..
An talamh an taobh seo thráil.
The land on this side ebbed...
Ba leis na Cormacacha é.
It belonged to the Cormacs.
Agus 'séard a bhí iontu, fir an-mhaith ar fad.
And what they were, very good men indeed..
Agus dúirt sé go gceannódh sé an talamh uathu ar léas.
And he said that he would buy the land from them on lease.
Ach obair ar bith adeir sé a dhéanfas mise ar an talamh.
But any work he says I will do on the land...