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.

Ní bhíonn, ní bhíonn mórán scléip ann, níl a dhath cheana leis an ól.

There isn’t, there isn’t much fun in it, there’s nothing left with the drinking..

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Yes.

'Sin é an caitheamh amháin aimsire atá ann ag an Nollaig.

That is the only pastime there is at Christmas.

Níl mórán áit do na daoine óga le

There isn't much space for the young people.

le scléip ná a dhath a bheith acu féin. Caithfidh siad a dhul isteach go

with fun or anything like that for themselves. They have to go in to.

go Béal an Mhuirthead.

to Belmullet..

agus

and.

Níl mórán ansin ach oiread ach creidim ól agus disco, creidim.

There isn’t much there either but I believe in drinking and disco, I believe..

Ar bhealach eile.

In another way..

Bheifeá cineál ag rá nach é an oiread sin daoine a théanns in áiteacha anois mura bhfuil ól ann.

You’d kind of be saying that not so many people go places now unless there’s drink involved.

Sin é go díreach. Sin é go díreach.

That's it exactly. That's it exactly.

Agus eh

And eh.

dtaobh daoine ag tíocht abhaile anois, an bhfaca tusa na blianta, an mbíodh carranna Sasanach ag tíocht ar an mbaile seo, daoine ag tíocht anall agus ag fanacht coicís sa mbaile, ní shin é an chaoi a bhfuil sé, ní shin é an chaoi a bhfuil sé anois?

About people coming home now, did you see the years, did English cars used to come to this town, people coming over and staying a fortnight at home, that’s not the way it is, that’s not the way it is now?

Is is, ar ndóigh, a bhfeicfeas tú aon charr Sasanach anois ag teacht ag tíocht anall.

It is, of course, where you will see any English car now coming over.

Ag an Nollaig go mór mhór.

At Christmas especially..