Turas Siar 305 - Agallamh suimiúil a rinne Caitlín Nic Conghóile leis an Dochtúir Séamus Ó Catháin, a chaith blianta fada ag bailiú béaloidis i gceantar Dhún Chaocháin.
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The title mentions the speaker's name. The transcript suggests he learned Irish later in life and is not a native speaker.
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Agus ansin Johnny Burns agus ansin
And then Johnny Burns and then.
Go simplí thóg mé amach iasacht.
Simply, I took out a loan.
airgid i morgáiste agus thóg mé an teach agus 'sé an chaoi a rinneadh é
money in a mortgage and I built the house and that's how it was done.
Ach tá go leor daoiní a thóganns amach morgáiste agus ní fhanann siad san áit.
But there are many people who take out a mortgage and they don't stay in the place.
Áh bhoil bímse bím chomh fada agus
Ah well, I am, I am as far as.
Ah, bhoil, tá, tá dúil nimhe agam san áit seo, níl aon neart a bheith dhá shéanadh agus taitníonn na daoiní liom agus taitníonn an Ghaeilge liom agus
Ah, well, yes, I have a fierce fondness for this place, there’s no denying it and I like the people and I like the Irish language and.
Taitníonn an comhluadar liom agus tá an áit go hálainn.
I enjoy the company and the place is beautiful.
Gcéad lá riamh bhí Séamas Ó Catháin tógtha le canúint Mhaigh Eo.
From the very first day Séamas Ó Catháin was fascinated by the Mayo dialect.
Canúint Chonnachtach ar ndóighe í ach
A Connacht dialect of course, but.
Bhí sí chomh, bhí cineál ceol inti, dar liom, agus bhí sí, ar ndóigh, a fuair mé amach, ní raibh mórán eolais agam uirthi san am sin.
She was so, there was a kind of music in her, I think, and she was, of course, as I found out, I didn't know much about her at that time...
Ach fuair mé amach go bhfuil sí
But I found out that she is.