Turas Siar 320 - Eagrán den chlár ‘Ríleanna agus Téipeanna’ á chur i láthair ag Ian Lee.

Aisteach go leor, fuarthas amach nach raibh muintir na Gaeltachta go hiomlán tógtha lena leithéid de smaoineamh ná de sheirbhís.

Strangely enough, it was found that the people of the Gaeltacht were not entirely taken with such an idea or service.

Tá mé féin ag déanamh gurbh é an rud a tharla ná gur shíl daoine sna Gaeltachtaí go mbeadh an tseirbhís seo bunaithe cuid mhaith ar chineál ar leith caitheamh aimsire Gaeltachta.

I myself think that what happened was that people in the Gaeltacht areas thought that this service would be based largely on a particular type of Gaeltacht pastime.

Ba sin seanscéalta, seanchas, sean-nós agus mar sin de.

Those were old stories, lore, tradition and so on.

Anois níorbh é go raibh drochmheas ag muintir na Gaeltachta ar a leithéid, ar ndóighe, ach bhí ceol agus siamsaíocht nó enter tainment an focal Béarla a bheadh freagrach dó sin de chineálacha eile ag forbairt sna ceantracha Gaeltachta go maith leis an tír uilig go léir.

Now, it wasn’t that the people of the Gaeltacht had any disrespect for such things, of course, but music and entertainment—or "entertainment" is the English word that would be used for that—of other kinds were developing in the Gaeltacht areas as well, along with the whole country.

Mar shampla, bhí cláracha ceoil d'achan chineál ar Raidió Éireann.

For example, there were music programmes of every kind on Radio Éireann.

Bhí bannaí ceoil le cluinstin sna hallaí damhsa agus ceol difriúil acu.

There were bands to be heard in the dance halls and they had different music.

Agus in aigne na ndaoine ba ionann sin agus siamsaíocht nó entertainment a bhí céim chun tosaigh ar chaitheamh aimsire a bhain le cladach na tineadh.

And in people's minds that was the same as amusement or entertainment that was a step ahead of pastimes associated with the fireside.

Agus ní bheadh siad sásta má shíl siad nach mbeadh sin le fáil ar sheirbhís Ghaeltachta.

And they would not be satisfied if they thought that would not be available on a Gaeltacht service.

Agus an ceart acu, sílim.

And they are right, I think..

Cinnte ba sin an cineál meoin seanaimseartha a bhí ag Dev.

Certainly, that was the kind of old-fashioned mentality that Dev had.

An rud eile ná gur síleadh go mbeadh béim ar Ghaeilge chaighdeánach.

The other thing is that it was thought there would be an emphasis on standard Irish.

Mar is dóigh a bhí ar Raidió Éireann ag an am agus ní bheadh siad i bhfách leis sin ach oiread.

As was the case with Radio Éireann at the time, and they would not have approved of that either.

Bhuel, níor cuireadh an tseirbhís ar bun an t-am sin ach ó tharla airgead a bheith curtha i leataobh do Raidió Éireann.

Well, the service was not established at that time but since money had been set aside for Radio Éireann...

Fuarthas aonad taistil.

A travel unit was obtained.

Le freastal a dhéanamh go príomha.

To attend primarily..