Turas Siar 393 - Pádhraic S. Ó Murchú as an gCartúr agus Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: an chaoi a gcuirtí airgead abhaile san am fadó.
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agus bheith do chuid airgid leat agus
and to have your money with you and.
A sheoladh féin agus an méid a bhí tú a chur ann.
His own address and the amount you were to put in it.
Agus an té a raibh tú dhá chur sa mbaile aige agus a sheoladh san.
And the one you were sending home to him and sending in the...
Chuirfeá an t-airgead ansin trasna an chountair ag an bhfear a bhí istigh agus thógfadh sé thógfadh sé an script de pháipéar seo uait.
You would put the money there across the counter to the man who was inside and he would take, he would take this paper script from you.
Ba in é an chaoi a raibh sé agus gheobhadh gheobhadh an té a bhí sa mbaile ansin é gheobhadh siad tráthnóna gheobhadh.
That was the way it was and whoever was at home then would get it, they would get it in the evening, they would get...
Baol tobann ansin agus wire a thugadh siad sa mbaile air sin.
Sudden danger then, and they called that "wire" at home.
Tháinig wire tráthnóna a déaraidís.
A wire came one evening, they said.