Turas Siar 319 - Cuairt a thug Máirtín Mac Donnchadha ar Mhicí Joe Ó Conghóile, Ros Dumhach.

'Sea, 'sea.

Yes, yes..

Ag na muca.

At the pigs..

Sea

Yes.

Bhí ualaí acu le fáil an uair sin.

They had loads to get at that time..

Minic b'fhéidir nach n-aontódh anyways.

Often perhaps they would not agree anyways..

A' mbíodh dúil ag ag na muca?

Did the pigs use to have a desire?

A' mbíodh?

Would there be?

Muise cuma ar chor ar bith is dóigh.

Ah sure it doesn’t matter at all, I suppose..

An rud ba mheasa faoi thuras dhúinn féin.

The worst thing about a journey for ourselves...

Muca seanamuit le marbh blas blas éisc bhí ar an bhfeoil.

Old pigs we ate had a dead, fishy taste to the meat.

Éisc

Fish.

Muise?

Well?

Naomh ann.

A saint there..

Ach m'anam go raibh mise feedáil mhaith ann.

But my soul, I had a good time there..

Bhídís a' coinneáil an mhuic sna tithe an uair sin, nach

They used to keep the pig in the houses at that time, didn't they.