Turas Siar 370 - Mary John Tom Bhreatnach as Glais ag labhairt le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: An Béarla sa nGaeltacht, turasóirí agus comharthaí bóthair.

Tá bhoil, ní dhéarfaidh mé go bhfuil neart ach beidh siad in ann freastal air.

Well, I won't say there is plenty but they will be able to manage it.

Sea

Yes.

Ach

But.

Céard a rinne mé?

What did I do?

Tá an bharúil orm, tá pioc ann inniu orm.

I have a feeling, I’m a bit out of sorts today.

Fuair mé a bharr Barret Street síos.

I got to the top of Barrack Street down..

Thart

Around.

Ó thug mé faoi deara bhí mé ag tiomáint amach ansin go Béal an Átha.

Since I noticed, I was driving out there to Ballina.

Go raibh siopaí

That there were shops.

le ainmneacha go leor Gaeilge orthu agus

with many Irish names on them and.

Nuair a thiocfas mé isteach tá mé ar ais isteach is amach.

When I come in, I am back in and out.

An ndeachaigh mé isteach acu, a Mháirtín?

Did I go in to them, Máirtín?

agus

and.

Chuir mé ceist air: bhí bean amháin ann, an créatúr, ní raibh Béarla ná Gaeilge aici, ach tháinig an bhean seo in Albain.

I asked him: there was one woman there, the poor creature, she had neither English nor Irish, but this woman came from Scotland...

Ní raibh a fhios aici céard atá mé a rá now.

She didn't know what I am saying now.