Turas Siar 381 - Pádraic S. Ó Murchú as an gCartúr ag caint le Máirtín Tom Sheáinín, RnaG: Na bailte áitiúla, a shaol féin, ceird na seibhnéireachta (=siúinéireachta) srl.

Cén taobh?

Which side?

Bhí mé thíos in offics áit a dtugann siad sherms dhóibh air.

I was down in an office where they give them sherms.

Agus cosúil go leor as Conamara liom ansin.

And like many from Connemara with me then..

Dún na nGall

Donegal.

Neart Gaeilge acu, bhí neart Gaeilge acu, ní raibh aon uaigneas ort ansin mar sin.

Plenty of Irish they had, they had plenty of Irish, you weren’t lonely there then like that..

Áh bhoil ní raibh thaitin sé go mór liom.

Ah well, I didn't like it very much..

Sin go mór.

That's a lot..

Agus bhí an uair bhí an uair go hiontach ann an uair sin. Bhí na samhracha an-te agus

And there was a time, there was a wonderful time then. The summers were very hot and.

Anseo

Here.

Fáil

Welcome.

Bhí tú ag rá ar ball beag ansin anois go mbíonn tú ag éisteacht leis an raidió scaití, go mbíonn roinnt mhaith torainn thimpeall ort agus siúinéara thú, bail ó Dhia ort, bhoil 'sea 'sea.

You were saying a little while ago now that you sometimes listen to the radio, that there is often a lot of noise around you and you’re a carpenter, God bless you, well yes yes..

Suim agam san obair seo ó bhí mé thimpeall trí nó ceathair déag de bhlianta.

I have been interested in this work since I was about thirteen or fourteen years old.

Agus rinne mé cuid mhaith dhó thall agus thosaigh orm anseo arís. Ansin fuair mé cúnamh ó údarás na Gaeltachta sa gcéad áit sa gcéad dul síos leis an áit seo a chur ar bun agus bhí mé ábhar go leor thimpeall anseo aon bhliain déag ó shin.

And I did a good bit for him over there and started on it here again. Then I got help from the Gaeltacht authority in the first place, first of all, to set up this place and I had plenty of material around here eleven years ago.

Sin é.

That's it.

Eh

Eh.