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

Bhoil bhí bhí cé go raibh mar a déarfá

Well, there was, there was, even though there was, as you’d say.

gcaitheamh an tsamhraidh ansin théadh siad go hAlbain agus go Sasana cosúil leis na

During the summer they would go to Scotland and to England like the...

rudaí ag tarlú, mar a déarfá, in áiteacha eile sa tír ach gur go Sasana théadh siad théadh na daoiní óga ag piocadh na bhfataí agus

things happening, as you’d say, in other places in the country except that it was to England they’d go, the young people would go picking the potatoes and.

Na daoiní a bhí níos láidre ná sin théadh siad ag feilméaraí.

The people who were stronger than that would go to farmers.

Thart ar Freston Alan ba an áit ba mhó a bhíodh sé.

Around Freston Alan was the place he used to be most.

Nuair a bhí tú i do leaid óg

When you were a young lad.

Sílim go raibh bád ag d'athair freisin. Bhí bád ag m'athair. Bhí bhí an chéad bád a bhí ag an Columbia agus

I think your father had a boat too. My father had a boat. The first boat that was with the Columbia was.

Bhí sí ag Pat Koney ina i nGaillimh ina dhiaidh sin bád mór bád mór 'Sea agus ansin cheannaigh sé White Header agus Nobby a bhí sa White Header Bhoil Nob ar ndóigh a bhí sa Cholumbia chomh maith. Ba iad na Cathasaigh a thóg í ach tógadh an bád eile i mucaí in Albain agus nuair a bhíodh siad ag dul go Béal an Mhuirthid chaithfeadh siad a dhul fairsing anseo agus nuair a bhíodh lagmhuir ann mar a déarfá bheadh sé deacair go leor a dhul thar an fhear siad anseo.

She was with Pat Koney in Galway after that, a big boat, a big boat, yes, and then he bought White Header and Nobby, which was in the White Header. Well, Nob of course was in the Columbia as well. It was the Cathasaighs who built her, but the other boat was built in Muckai in Scotland, and when they used to go to Belmullet they would have to go wide here, and when there was a low tide, as you’d say, it would be quite difficult to go over the bar here.

Tharla nach raibh nach raibh domhan rómhór ann agus bhí an club ag tarraingt an iomarca uisce agus ansin bin é an fáth ar cheannaigh sé an White Hother.

It happened that there wasn't too big a world there and the club was drawing too much water and then that's the reason why he bought the White Hother.

Ach ba é an leagan amach a bhí ann go mbíodh siad ag tabhairt min agus plúr agus bia.

But the arrangement was that they used to give meal and flour and food..

Ó Chathair na Mart go Béal an Mhuirthid agus ba iad báid Acla is mó a bhí i mbun na hoibre sin.

From Westport to Belmullet and it was mostly Achill boats that were engaged in that work.

Bhí muintir tháille anseo chomh maith, bhí báid acu agus

The people of Táille were here as well, they had boats too.

Théadh sé ag na hoileáin chomh maith ag ina stoic Chléire i bPuffin agus chomh fada.

He used to go to the islands as well, to his stock at Cape Clear in Puffin and as far...

Ba dheas le leis an chloigeann agus le fraic chomh maith agus

It was nice with the head and with freckles as well.

Cathair na Mart, mar a déarfá, an príomhbhaile.

Westport, as you might say, the capital..