Turas Siar 388 - Riocard Ó Bruadair as an Mullach Rua, beannacht Dé lena anam, faoi agallamh ag Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG. Craoladh an píosa seo ar an 17ú Meán Fómhair 2004.

Agus leanúint dó suas agus céad míle buíochas do Dhia 'chuile shórt a bhí mé a dhéanamh.

And continuing on up and a hundred thousand thanks to God for everything I was doing..

Bhí 'chuile shórt ag éirí go maith dom, an dtuigeann tú, le ba

Everything was going well for me, you understand, with cows.

Nuair a bhíodh ba tirim againn agus go deimhin ní raibh go leor againn nuair a bhí mé ag dul na scoile agus bhí mé óg is bhí mé go dona an uair sin chomh maith bhuail ceann de na ba mé ar mo chosa agus

When we had dry cows and indeed we didn’t have many when I was going to school and I was young and I was in a bad way at that time as well, one of the cows hit me on my legs.

Bhí mé suas le trí bliana.

I was up for three years.

Agus ní raibh mé in ann siúl.

And I was not able to walk.

Ól.

Drink..

Óh bhí bhí mé an-óg an dtuigeann tú.

Oh, I was very young, do you understand..

Agus ansin tharraing mé amach as céad míle buíochas do Dhia.

And then I drew out of a hundred thousand thanks to God..

Agus chuidigh mé le m'uncail, an dtuigeann tú, nuair a bhí sé liom anseo.

And I helped my uncle, you understand, when he was here with me..

Agus thosaigh mé ansin i bpleán ba

And I started then in a cow shed.

Agus chuir mé suas ansin an

And I put up there the.

An áit atá suas taobh thuas den teach ansin le haghaidh ba.

The place that is up above the house there for cows..

Agus an bleán amach.

And the milking out..

Agus go dárthaí Dia sinn anocht.

And may God protect us tonight..

Bhí os cionn scór ba agam.

I had over twenty cows.