Turas Siar 329 - SBB i mBéal an Mhuirthead, Lá an Logha. Labhair sé le: Paddy Phat Stephen Ó Manacháin (Inis Gé agus Glais), Pat "Rua" Ó Ruílle (Inis Gé agus Gleann Láradh), Nora Mhullane (Inis Gé agus Tóin na hOlltaí), Antaine Ó Tuachair (An Aird Mhó...

tim quinn, Ball tofa d'údarás na Gaeltachta, Comhairleoir Contae.

Tim Quinn, elected member of Údarás na Gaeltachta, County Councillor.

Agus bainisteoir comharchumainn anseo.

And a cooperative manager here..

A Tim, céard céard a chiallaíonns an lá seo de Bhéal an Mhuirid? Tá na mílte daoine sa mbaile mór.

Tim, what exactly does this day in Belmullet mean? There are thousands of people in the big town...

Áis lá an-mhór ar fad ar son an

A very big facility altogether for the sake of it.

An gceantar seo a thiocfas.

This area that will come..

Mar a déarfá, i mBéarla, tá do do máthair agus agus do world ann.

As you would say, in English, there is your mother and your world..

Sea

Yes.

agus

and.

Beidh na páistí go mór mhór ag súil leis an lá sin le fada an lá.

The children will be really looking forward to that day for a long time.

Agus is lá is mór é sa bhliain anseo tá sé ó gach coirnéal, ón ceantar dorais agus ón taobh amuigh freisin.

And it is a great day in the year here, it is from every corner, from the neighboring area and from outside as well.

Ar ndóigh, tagann go leor daoine abhaile i gcomhair an lae seo.

Of course, many people come home for this day.

Tagann

He/she/it comes.

Tagann go mór mhór daoiní ón gceantar atá ina chónaí sa Sasana agus i Meiriceá agus na tíortha eile thar lear.

A great many people from the area who live in England and America and other countries abroad come.

Níl mórán strainséirí thart ansin; is daoiní ón gceantar féin daoiní ón ceantar dúchais a tagann abhaile go mór mhór.

There aren't many strangers around there; it's people from the area itself, people from the native place who come home, very much so.

Agus i mbliana tá na tá na mí tá na cúpla céad

And this year there are the months there are the few hundred.