Turas Siar 401 - Tony Cafferky as an Mullach Rua/Clochar ag bualadh ceoil do Mháirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG.
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Anois 'sin é an chéad phort a d'fhoghlaim mé 'sé bhoil agus ansin bhí mé ag tabhairt dó agus ag foghlaim an port seo daoiní a bheith ag éisteacht leo bhfuil fhios agat thart in áit Contae na Gaillimhe agus Contae an Chláir mar tá sé go maith suas an bealach sin. Tá agus 'sin é an chaoi anois bhí suim mhór i gcónaí ag ól agam.
Now, that's the first tune I learned, you know, and then I was playing it and learning this tune for people to listen to, you know, around County Galway and County Clare because it's quite good up that way. Yes, and that's how it is now, I was always very interested in drinking...
Ach nuair a bhí tusa i do leaid óg abair cén cén sórt ócáidí a mbeadh ceol acu?
But when you were a young lad, say what kind of occasions would have music?
Bhíodh bhíodh ceol sna tithe a' mbíodh?
There used to be music in the houses where there used to be?
Na teifigh anois ab ea bea go leor an t-am sin. Bhí bhíodh damhsachaí chomh maith sna teifigh acu.
The refugees now were what many were at that time. There used to be dances as well in the refugees’ place.
Thiar ar an bhFód Dubh ansin bhí halla thiar ansin agus bhíodh.
Back on the Black Sod there was a hall back there and there used to be...
Na bans istigh ag bualadh ceol agus le haghaidh é a fhoghlaim ag piocadh suas dhó freisin.
The women inside playing music and, in order to learn it, picking it up for him as well.
Níor theastaigh bainis ná ócáid speisialta le go mbeadh ceol ann.
A wedding or special occasion was not needed for there to be music.