Turas Siar 403 - Pádraic S. Ó Murchú as an gCartúr, Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: An chuach, an traghan, cnuasach na trágha.
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Ach bhíodh daoine á bpiocadh is minic a d'imigh iad faochain mhóra agus dhá dhá bpiocadh le snáthaid.
But people used to pick them and often they were big periwinkles and sometimes they were picked with a needle.
Ach na cláiríní beaga a bhíodh orthu.
But the little boards they used to have on them...
Bhíodh siad sin i bpoirtín ina measc ansin, an bhfuil a fhios agat?
They used to be in a little harbour among them then, do you know?
Na lannaí a bhí fuaireas agam.
The blades that I got...
Cá deo a chonaic tú aon duine ag bailiú cnuasach?
Where did you ever see anyone collecting a collection?
gcaitheamh roimh an Nollaig ansin go mbeadh dhá bhuicéad dúilicíní.
before Christmas then there would be two buckets of mussels..
Soir go Béal an Átha ab ea nó teach ósta an
East to Ballina was that or an inn.
Sé ansin go hiondúil aici sin é.
That’s usually it with her then.