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.

Bhí bumpers.

There were bumpers..

Chaithfeadh siad é a chur síos san.

They would have to put it down in...

Sna bats.

In the boats..

Agus 'sin é an cineál obair ach bhí mé ar an gcaoi chéanna bhí mé ag obair le

And that’s the kind of work but I was in the same situation I was working with.

Na cealpáin.

The stumps.

Tamall

A while.

Bhí go leor uisce ag teacht isteach.

There was a lot of water coming in.

Agus bhí pumpaí ansin seacht lá sa tseachtain, dhá uair déag ag obair ina punt.

And there were pumps then seven days a week, working twelve hours at a stretch.

agus compressers.

and compressors..

Chaithfinn an Popres, oibríodh go maith cén bhliain a rá.

I would wear the Popres, it worked well, hard to say which year..

Tú nó cén aois a bhí tú nuair a d'fhága tú Inis Gé?

You, or what age were you when you left Inishkea?

Seacht mbliana déag.

Seventeen years.

Cén bhliain a bhíonn sé, an cuimhneach leat?

What year is it, do you remember?

Eh

Eh.

Seacht mbliana déag.

Seventeen years.