Turas Siar 312 - Pádraic S. Ó Murchú agus Máirtín Mac Donnchadha ag plé cuid den tseanchas a bhaineann leis an amhrán iomráiteach “Cúirt Bhaile Nua”.

Bhí seanchoiléar, fosclaíodh seanchoiléar ansin siar nuair a rinneadh an bóthar. Cuireadh cuid de na clocha sin a bhí sa sa tseanchúirt, cuireadh amach ar an mbóthar iad nuair a bhíothar ag déanamh an bhóthair agus go deimhin banna ba gan a bhí ag tarlú.

There was an old quarry, an old quarry was opened back then when the road was made. Some of those stones that were in the old court, they were put out on the road when the road was being made and indeed, that’s what was happening.

Agus cén tráth ar déanadh an bóthar siar, meas tú, a Phádraic?

And what time was the road made back then, do you think, Pádraic?

Tá sí fuair sí an bóthar sin as na

She got that road out of them.

18 fichidí.

18 twenties.

Thóg sé i bhfad an bóthar sin a dhéanamh, rinneadh cruinniú uilig i gcuideachta ó Bhéal an Mhuirthead.

It took a long time to make that road, a full meeting was held in the company from Belmullet.

Tuigim

I understand.

Nuair a cuireadh suas cois an chósta é.

When it was put up by the coast..

Mná le cléibh ar a ndroim agus cloch ag iompar clocha ó mhaidin go dtí an oíche a rinne an bóthar sin agus fir.

Women with baskets on their backs and stones carrying stones from morning until night made that road, and men...

Eh

Eh.

Ar an nglúiní.

On the knees..

I buildeáil na gcloch ar chaon taobh den bhóthar.

The building of the stones on each side of the road.

Sa gcladach agus na seanmháithreacha a bhí thart air.

On the shore and the old women who were around him..

Ach ó thaobh an bhfuil a fhios agat is is seanstair amach is amach atá ann dá réir sin mar a déarfá níl aon chuimhní le cúpla glúin anuas mar a déarfá ar aon chúnaí a bheith ann ná aon imeachtaí a bheith ann ná tada den tsórt sin.

But as for whether you know, it is old history altogether, so to speak—there are no memories from the past couple of generations, as you might say, of any settlement being there or any events happening there or anything of that sort.

Níl

No.

Sé

Six.