Turas Siar 363 - Jack Pheait Mhártan Breathnach (R.I.P.) as Inis Gé ó dhúchas. Bhí Jack ina chónaí in Acaill le blianta fada. Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG, a rinne an t-agallamh seo.
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The title mentions Jack as the speaker, and he is described as being within two years of eighty-five. He lived in Achill for many years.
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Rugadh agus a tógadh ar Inis Gé anois sách gann ar fud an tsaoil maidin lá arna mhárach chuir mé mo dheis taifeadadh sa gcarr agus thug mé m'aghaidh ar Acaill le castáil le Jeaic Breathnach tá Jeaic i bhfoisceacht dhá bhliain don cheithre scór go leith ach má tá tá sé óigeanta aclaí agus cuimhne gléineach aige ar rudaí a tharla cheithre scór bliain ó shin agus nuair nach mbíonn sé ag casadh amhráin bíonn sé á gcumadh d'fhiafraigh mé i dtosach de céard a thug go hAcaill.
Born and raised on Inis Gé, now quite scarce throughout the world, the next morning I put my recording equipment in the car and headed for Achill to meet Jeaic Breathnach. Jeaic is within two years of eighty-five, but if he is, he is youthful, agile, and has a sharp memory for things that happened eighty years ago, and when he is not singing songs, he is composing them. I first asked him what brought him to Achill...
Naoi déag ceathracha haon a tháinig tú.
Nineteen forty-one you came..
Tháinig mé go hAcaill i dtosach agus phós mo bhean as Acaill.
I came to Achill at first and married my wife from Achill.
De sheachtain i dtosach.
At the start of the week...
Ach ní raibh aon Ghaeilge aici.
But she had no Irish.
Agus ní raibh an Ghaeilge thart.
And the Irish language was not gone..
Bhí mé a' gabháil thart leis an bpost.
I was going around with the job/post...