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.

Ar an ngaoth, an dtuigeann tú?

On the wind, do you understand?.

daoiní ag caint b'fhéidir óna chéile

people talking maybe to each other.

Tá cluas agat le haghaidh an Ghaeilge.

You have an ear for Irish.

Bhoil, bímse ag faire amach dhófa, níl aon dabht faoi sin.

Well, I do be watching out for them, there’s no doubt about that..

Agus leaganacha anois.

And versions now..

Cuir i gcás, ní fhéadfadh duine ar bith anseo ní fhéadfá b'éigean domsa é seo a fhoghlaim, an dtuigeann tú, mar bhí sé imithe as faisean sa chanúint Gaeilge a bhí agamsa.

For example, nobody here could, I had to learn this, you understand, because it had gone out of fashion in the dialect of Irish that I had.

Ní iarrfaidh duine ar bith anois.

No one will ask now..

Cuir i gcás anseo ní dhéarfadh siad é.

Suppose here they would not say it.

Tá ruball ar an mbó.

The cow has a tail.

Tá ruball ar an mbun.

There is a tail on the bottom.

Seanfhoirm

Old form.

Agus 'sin é an rud atá

And that's the way it is.

Tagann sé amach misneach anseo.

Courage comes out here..

Deistneach anseo.

Strange here..

Áh sea.

Ah yes..