Turas Siar 320 - Eagrán den chlár ‘Ríleanna agus Téipeanna’ á chur i láthair ag Ian Lee.
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Proinsias Ó Conluain is mentioned as having spent time in Tourmakeady in 1958, suggesting familiarity with the dialect.
Sorcha is mentioned in the context of local recordings, suggesting she is a native speaker from the area.
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Agus oíche bhreá ghealaí a bhí ann agus 'sén sórt marc a thóg sé ar an mála ní raibh an
And it was a fine bright moonlit night and the kind of mark he made on the bag was not.
Mar a déarfá, ní raibh sé róghearrtha, ní raibh sé sách críonna ná sách glic.
As you might say, he wasn’t too sharp, he wasn’t wise enough or clever enough...
Ach is filleadh abhaile dhó, a d'fhiafraigh an t-athair dhó.
But it is a return home for him, his father asked him...
Dúirt sé gur chuir sé sa bogaí air idir dhá thrá.
He said that he put him in a predicament between two shores.
Agus d'fhiafraigh an tAthair dhó ansin cén
And the Father then asked him what.
Cén marc a chuir sé air?
What mark did he give it?
Gur chuir sé os coinní na gealaí é.
That he put it before the moons.
Bhí ba oíche bhreá ghealaí a bhí ann agus dúirt sé go raibh.
It was a fine bright moonlit night and he said that...
Mac a bhí aige ar an ghealach.
A son he had on the moon.