Turas Siar 367 - Donncha Ó Gallchobhair (R.I.P.) as an gCorrán i bparóiste Acla faoi agallamh ag Seán Ó Tuairisc, RnaG.
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The title identifies Donncha Ó Gallchobhair as the interviewee from Achill, and his political and community involvement suggests an older age.
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le Fianna Fáil bin an méid ach bhí toghchán amháin a raibh
With Fianna Fáil it was the case but there was only one election that there was.
Rinne rinne siad iarracht a theacht chun tosaigh ann agus bhí bhí seanfhear
They tried to get ahead there and there was an old man.
a raibh páirceáil le Michael Kilroy.
that had parking with Michael Kilroy..
Fear a raibh meas mór agam féin ar Éamonn Ó Mura agus
A man whom I myself had great respect for was Éamonn Ó Mura.
Ní raibh aige ach feilm bheag, ní raibh sé pinsean, ní raibh, níor.
He had only a small farm, he had no pension, he did not, he did not...
Cé go dteastódh sé i bhfad ní ba ghéire ná go leor de na daoiní a fuair a fuair a fuair pinsean, ach ní bhfuair siad tada mar sin.
Although it would be needed much more urgently than many of the people who got a pension, they got nothing like that.
Ba é an manam a bhí aige nach raibh an jab déanta, mar a déarfá, agus lean sé leis an Phoblacht, mar a déarfá, comharsa na bPoblachta agus bí a ghlanadh ina dhiaidh sin agus tá i gcónaí.
His opinion was that the job wasn’t done, so to speak, and he continued with the Republic, so to speak, a neighbour of the Republic and he was cleaning up after that and he always is...
Ar an bhánú céanna ach thug mé tacaíocht dó.
On the same clearing but I supported him..
in sna toghcháin áitiúla.
in the local elections..
Agus thiocfadh leat a rá go raibh mé ar feadh píosa ag tabhairt tacaíocht do Shinn Féin.
And you could say that for a while I was supporting Sinn Féin.
Ní raibh mo bhall de phá d'Fhianna Fáil ach hiarradh orm.
I was not a paid member of Fianna Fáil but I was asked...
Seasamh i dtoghchán na gComhairle Contae Bhí mé gníomhach le
Standing in the County Council election I was active with.
Cumann Lúthchleas Gael agus coistí áitiúla agus mar sin de, agus
The Gaelic Athletic Association and local committees and so on, and.