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.

Thart ar deich mbliana ná aon bhliain déag thart air sin. Anois a bhí mé 'sea bhí mé seacht mbliana. Rinne mé ar an scoil an dtuigeann tú agus nuair a gortaíodh mo chos ní raibh mé in ann a dhul ann. Rinne mé mo cheall go deimhin a dhul ann ach ní raibh mé ró-fhada amach. Ní raibh ní raibh is dóigh ní bheinn in ann a dhul 'chuile lá.

About ten years or eleven years or so. Now I was—yes, I was seven years old. I went to the school, you understand, and when my foot was injured I wasn't able to go there. I did my best indeed to go there but I wasn't out for too long. I wasn't—I wasn't—I suppose I wouldn't be able to go every day.

Mé 'sea.

Me, yes..

Ach ní

But no.

Ní raibh.

There was not..

ndéarfá gur thaitin an scoil leat?

Would you say that you liked the school?

Áh muise thaitnigh sé liom, a stór, thaitnigh sé.

Ah well, I liked it, my dear, I liked it..

Ach céad míle buíochas don Nathar síoraí ó shin agus do na naomh a n-abraíonn paidreacha dó.

But a hundred thousand thanks to the Eternal Father since then and to the saints who say prayers to Him.

'Séard a chuidigh liomsa a bheith in ann léamh.

What helped me to be able to read...

Litreacha ann nach bhfeiceann tú anois iad 'Sea, tá mé a fháil anois ó folitions County Councils Dia, tá a fhios cé mhéad anois.

Letters there that you don't see now 'Yes, I am getting now from various County Councils God, who knows how many now..

Agus caithfidh mé staidéarach, an dtuigeann tú, suí síos agus a léamh agus staidéar a thógáil agus fios agat cén freagra atá agat ar an rud atá ag fiafraí dhuit, an dtuigeann tú, agus 'chuile shórt, gearrfaí Mac Dé sin, scanródh sé thú, ach scanraíonn sé 'chuile dhuine, an dtuigeann tú, tá a fhios acu nach ndeachaigh mé na scoile, an dtuigeann tú?

And I have to study, you understand, sit down and read and do some studying and know what answer you have to the thing that's being asked of you, you understand, and all that sort of thing, that would cut the Son of God, it would scare you, but it scares everyone, you understand, they know I didn't go to school, you understand?

dTuigeann tú agus

You understand as well.

Agus abair le linn dhuit a bheith ag dul na scoile a d'fhoghlaim tú na paidreacha tá mé ag iarraidh ag iarraidh ort an an mharthainn Phádraig a rá dhom ach inis dhom i dtosach cá bhfuil.

And say, while you were going to school you learned the prayers, I am asking you to say the St. Patrick's morning prayer for me, but first tell me where...

Áh bhoil inseoidh mé dhuit déanfaidh mé glan an fhírinne dhuit, a stór.

Ah well, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you the plain truth, my dear..

Ní ar scoil a fuair mé an foghlaim ar chor ar bith ach is mo mháthair mhór.

It wasn’t at school that I got learning at all but from my grandmother.

Seanbhean a bhí ansin agus dhácail.

There was an old woman there and she died..