Turas Siar 390 - John “The Admiral” Ó Maolfhábhaill, Inis Gé agus An tEanach, faoi agallamh ag Pádraig Ó Catháin sa mbliain 1978. Beannacht Dé leofa beirt. Rinne Máirtin Mac Donnchadha an mhír seo a athchraoladh ar an gclár Parlaimint Mhaigh Eo sa mbl...

Arís arís.

Again and again..

Tar éis an chogaidh é seo inniu.

After the war, this is today..

Sean-niseach agaibh.

An old saying for you..

A muintir féin, seans, thug.

Their own people, perhaps, gave...

Óh 'sea muintir é féin.

Oh yes, his own people..

Tá cuimhne mar sin thart anseo, b'fhéidir níos mó ar an gcogadh ná a bheadh in áiteacha eile.

There is that kind of memory around here, perhaps more about the war than there would be in other places.

Óh tá.

Oh, yes..

Dhá

Two.

mBíodh sibh ag faire amach.

Be on the lookout..

Óh bhí bhínn bhí muid bhí mé cúig bliana ar an gcósta anseo a shean bhí

Oh, I was, we were, I was five years on the coast here, it was old.

Agus an mbíodh oraibh John ansin a bheith ag faire oíche agus lá?

And did you then have to be watching day and night, John?

Bhíodh bhíodh sí ocht n-uaire an chloig.

She used to be eight hours..

Beirt

Two people.

Ar feadh ocht n-uaire an chloig tugadh beirt eile ansin agus beirt eile agus bhí capall orainn d'athraíodh sé an paire nuair a ocht n-uaire, mar a déarfá.

For eight hours two others were brought in then and two others, and there was a horse on us, it would change the pair every eight hours, as you’d say..

Agus an bhfaca sibh tada riamh arbh fhiú an trá?

And did you ever see anything that was worth the beach?