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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The speaker is named in the title, and the context of the conversation and dialect markers suggest he is an elderly native speaker from the Erris region.
The interviewer is named in the title, and her location in Erris suggests she is a native speaker from that region.
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Ah, bhí siad, bhí siad acmhainneach go maith agus
Ah, they were, they were quite resourceful indeed.
Diabhal ansin go dtabharfá cheithre thonna.
The devil there that you would bring four tons..
Níl mé cinnte anois amach as ceathair nó cúig de thonna iontu.
I'm not sure now whether there are four or five tons in them.
Ach ní raibh halla ó Morna shin a gaoth.
But there was not a hall from Morna since then to the wind..
Agus tú a bheith in ann an seol oibriú, an bhfuil a fhios?
And you being able to operate the sail, do you know?
Raibh tusa, an raibh tú féin amuigh ar?
Were you, were you yourself out?
Áh faraor ní raibh ná i bhfad é sin ina dhiaidh.
Ah, alas, that didn’t last long after that..
Tá mo chroí briste ó shin.
My heart has been broken since then..
Bhí sé in ard fhear seoil.
He was in high spirits.