Turas Siar 402 - Micí Joe Ó Conghóile as Ros Dumhach (R.I.P.) faoi agallamh ag Caitlín Ní Chonghóile, Ceathrú na gCloch: gnaithí iascaireachta agus farraigeadh, scríbhneoireacht.
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Ní raibh aon chaint ar bhicycle féin an uair sin.
There was no talk of a bicycle at all at that time.
Agus síos go Port an Chló ná aimsir Portán Siúr ná ag caint faoi.
And down to Port an Chló or Portán Siúr weather not talking about it..
D'fhág siad an teach, creidim, ar feadh b'fhéidir cúig nó sé a chlog tráthnóna.
They left the house, I believe, for maybe five or six o'clock in the evening.
Agus ghabhadh siad amach le bheith amuigh le eangacha a chur i bhfarraige.
And they went out to be outside to cast nets into the sea.
Cheist ná an haon dhéag san oíche.
Question or eleven at night..
Chaithfeadh siad an oíche amuigh.
They would have to spend the night outside.
Agus ag geanbh fliuch sna bróga agus sna héadaí, ní raibh aon chaint ar ach oiread.
And with a wet child in the shoes and in the clothes, there was no talk either.
Ach ina cheann sin an lón a bhí fliuch pé coirnéal de charr.
But instead the lunch was wet no matter what corner of the car...
Ní raibh aon burgar ná
There was no burger either.
Agus muga ná buidéal tae fuar.
And a mug or bottle of cold tea..
'Sin é ba shin é a bhí acu.
That was all they had.