Turas Siar 401 - Tony Cafferky as an Mullach Rua/Clochar ag bualadh ceoil do Mháirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG.
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Ach bhí m'anam go raibh Times mhaith againn ann cheana agus bhí muid ag obair go crua ann.
But my soul, we had good times there before and we were working hard there.
Agus bhí mé ag obair thíos faoi faoi thalamh chomh maith thiar i Tunnel.
And I was working down underground as well back in the Tunnel..
Go raibh crua ansin m'anam go raibh ach bhí muid óg.
It was hard on my soul then, but we were young..
Agus tá tú ó líonann sé an difear céard a dhéanfas
And you see, it makes all the difference what you do.
gceol, a Tony, cé cé uaidh ar thóg tusa an ceol?
music, Tony, well well from whom did you take the music?
Bhoil, bhí m'athair in ann cúpla port a bhualadh, bhí Malo na seanmalo.
Well, my father was able to play a few tunes, Malo was the old Malo...
aige agus thosaigh mé ag foghlaim uaidh sin, a' bhfuil 'fhios a'd?
with him and I started learning from that, do you know?
Cúpla port agus bhí an chéad phort a d'fhoghlaim mé féin.
A few tunes and the first tune that I learned myself...
Agus Neansaí in The Wood Maggie Wood Maggie a dtugadh siad 'Sea agus m'anam go bhfuil sí ag scaitheamh maith san tamall maith san.
And Nancy in The Wood Maggie Wood Maggie they used to call her Yes, and by my soul she has been doing well for quite a while now.