Turas Siar 394 - Pádhraic S. Ó Murchú as an gCartúr agus Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: An chaoi a n-úsáidtí an cholainn le rudaí a thomhas.

Em

Em.

Bhí ansin bhíodh siad ag tosú ansin ó

Then they used to be starting then from there.

Ó bharr na ladhraicín ansin go dtí craobh bille.

From the tip of the little toe then to the branch of a bill.

Nuair a lúbfá do lámh

When you would bend your hand.

Bhíodh siad dhá theist sin chomh maith ina lámha mar déarfá.

They used to have those two certificates as well in their hands, as you might say..

Bhíodh an faid sin ansin go mórmhór nuair a bhíodh siad ag déanamh ceirtlín snámha.

That length used to be there especially when they were making a spinning wheel.

Ba in é an miosúr a bhí acu nuair a bhíodh siad.

That was the measure they had when they used to...

Ag déanamh, ag déanamh ceirtlíní snámha fadó.

Making, making swimming trunks long ago..

ag iarraidh a thabhairt anuas don tuirne b'fhéidir ná anuas don

trying to bring down the spinning wheel maybe or down from the

D'fheicfeá rud a dtugadh siad seainceanna snáid snáidíoch fadó air.

You would see a thing they used to call "snáid snáidíoch" long ago.

'Sea.

Yes..

Bhoil, bhíodh siad ag déanamh ceirtín ansin dó.

Well, they used to make a poultice for him there.

Corruair eile ansin 'sé a gcuirfeadh siad suas é ar a isteach ar sa ladhar idir an idir an

Another time then it is they who would put it up on into on the fork between the between the.

Idir an, idir an chorrmhéar agus an ordóig.

Between the, between the index finger and the thumb..

Agus thugadh sé thart ansin.

And he would bring it around then..