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.

Anois i rith do shaoil ansin freisin bhí an-bhaint agat le cúrsaí pobail.

Now during your life there as well you had a great involvement with community affairs..

Agus rudaí a bhí ag teastáil sa bpobal agus tá a fhios agam go raibh baint agat le cúrsaí uisce agus rudaí den tsórt sin sa sa gceantar. Cén chaoi ar tharla sé sin? Cén chaoi ar tharla sé gur thosaigh tú ag plé leis na gnaithí sin?

And things that were needed in the community, and I know that you were involved with water issues and things like that in the area. How did that happen? How did it happen that you started dealing with those things?

Bhoil daoiní a tharraing mise isteach ann.

Well, people pulled me into it..

Bhínn ag siúl le Politicians, an dtuigeann tú, agus d'adraíodh siad, níl éinne ag tabhairt aon aird ort, níl siad a' tabhairt aon aird ar dhuine ar bith ach ort.

I used to walk with politicians, you understand, and they would adore you, no one is paying any attention to you, they’re not paying any attention to anyone except you..

D'abraíodh siad an bhfuil a fhios agat agus thuigeadh na Politicians agamsa anseo an bhfuil a fhios agat nuair a thiocfadh lá an toghchán, an dtuigeann tú, isteach.

They used to say do you know and the politicians here with me used to understand do you know when election day would come, do you understand, in...

Sea

Yes.

Agus ag rá liomsa, déan do dhícheall dom díol doicheall dom agus déanfaí Aibreáin.

And saying to me, do your best for me, sell reluctance for me, and April would be done...

Má dhéanann sibh bhur ndícheall domsa, an dtuigeann tú?

If you do your best for me, do you understand?

'Sea, bhí tú ag déanamh margadh leo amach ag bailiú vótaí dhá ndéanaidís sin na gnaithí a bhí le déanamh acu féin.

Yes, you were making a deal with them out collecting votes if they did those things that they themselves had to do.

Amach

Out.

a bhí le déanamh acu féin.

that they had to do themselves..

rud éigin eile an dtuigeann tú cuidiú liom anseo dhá mbeadh siad tofa agus le

something else do you understand help me here if they were chosen and with

Fhianna Fáil a bhí tú i gcaitheamh do shaoil agus do mhuintir romhat.

You were Fianna Fáil all your life, and your people before you.

Is mo mhuintir romham chomh maith, adeireadh sé.

And my people before me as well, he used to say.

ANOIS

NOW.