Turas Siar 367 - Donncha Ó Gallchobhair (R.I.P.) as an gCorrán i bparóiste Acla faoi agallamh ag Seán Ó Tuairisc, RnaG.

Noel Browne ar ar ar

Noel Browne on on on.

siad ar laethanta saoire anseo in Acaill agus

they are on holidays here in Achill and.

Tháinig siad amach liomsa, bhí cruinnithe sna hallaí againn agus ar leoraí agus ní bhfuair muid mórán éisteacht inár leat.

They came out with me, we had meetings in the halls and on a lorry and we didn’t get much of a hearing on our side.

Cé go raibh aithne mhór ar Noel Browne ag an am ach

Although Noel Browne was very well known at the time but.

Bhí bhí Acaill an-láidir le Fianna Fáil agus tá i gcónaí ar ndóigh ach

Achill was very strong with Fianna Fáil and is always, of course, but.

Chomh maith leis sin bhí

That was also.

Na múinteoirí Bhí stailc na múinteoirí i mBaile Átha Cliath i naoi déag daichead a sé agus bhí glac mhaith de na múinteoirí go leor leor de na múinteoirí. Chuaigh siad le Clann na Poblachta ag an am sin i ngeall ar go raibh siad

The teachers There was a teachers' strike in Dublin in 1946 and a good number of the teachers, plenty of the teachers, took part. They joined Clann na Poblachta at that time because they were.

Leis an Rialtas ó thaobh cúrsaí pá agus ar ndóigh tá bíonn sé sin i mbéal an phobail i gcónaí cúrsa phá Doirí agus atá sa lá atá inniu ann chomh maith ansin ina dhiaidh sin.

With the Government regarding pay matters and of course that is always talked about by the public, the issue of teachers’ pay, and which is still the case today as well, then after that...

D'imigh, d'imigh clann na pobail.

The families of the community have gone, have gone.

D'imigh.

Gone..

D'imigh Clann na Poblachta.

The Clan na Poblachta departed.

Bheadh muid ag caint go maidin mar gheall ar chúrsaí polaitíochta sa tír agus i Maigh Eo agus in Acaill ach de bharr ama caithfidh muid corrléim a thógáil d'imigh Clann na Poblachta agus

We would be talking until morning about political matters in the country and in Mayo and in Achill but because of time we have to take a leap—Clann na Poblachta left and.

yeah

Yeah.

I Maigh Eo ní raibh go raibh ach Fine Gael nó Fianna Fáil.

In Mayo there was nothing but Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.

Agus rud eile ní

And another thing, no.