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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Tháinig an t-am go raibh siad ag iarraidh gunnaí lena gcosaint ón ó na horáistí agus na daoiní eile a bhí ag teacht a bhí ag teacht.
The time came when they wanted guns to protect themselves from the Orangemen and the other people who were coming.
Agus bí briseadh isteach ann ag na bspecials agus
And there was a break-in by the specials and.
Shíl 'chuile dhuine go mba rud go mba cheart an tacaíocht sin a thabhairt dó agus
Everyone thought that it was right to give him that support.
Leagan amach a bhí ann agus tá sé soiléir anois gur toghadh Catherine Kelly leis na arm leis na leis an arm sin a cheannacht.
It was a setup and it is now clear that Catherine Kelly was chosen with the weapons to buy those weapons.
Bhoil, d'oibrigh Micheál Ó Móráin.
Well, Micheál Ó Móráin worked..
Go raibh b'fhéidir nár thug muid an aird iomlán air ag an am go raibh sí ag iarraidh a theach agus Blaney.
That perhaps we did not pay full attention to it at the time that she was trying to get his house and Blaney...
Ligean dó, mar a déarfá, a dhul chomh domhain sin san.
Let him, as you might say, go so deep into it...
Go bhféadfadh sé fáil réidh go bhféadfadh sé fáil réidh leofa.
That he might get rid, that he might get rid of them.
Agus de réir mar atá rudaí ag tarlú anois b'fhéidir go raibh cuid den fhírinne sin go raibh
And as things are happening now, maybe there was some of that truth after all.
go raibh sé sin socraithe agus
that that was settled and.