Turas Siar 403 - Pádraic S. Ó Murchú as an gCartúr, Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: An chuach, an traghan, cnuasach na trágha.

Á bhuel

Ah well.

Abair

Say.

Taobh seo fiche bliain, cúig bliana déag ó shin anois.

Twenty years ago, fifteen years ago now...

Bhíodh siad ina chuile mhúinéir soir chuile.

They used to be in every teacher east every...

Istigh ina chuile pháirc.

Inside in every field..

Bhíodh sinne ag éisteacht leo.

We used to listen to them.

Bhíodh na daoine coinnithe ó dhúsacht san oíche acu, bhíodh siad ag cur.

The people used to be kept from sleeping at night by them, they used to be putting...

mbeadh sé ag críochnú an leaba faoi.

he would be finishing the bed under..

Chonaic mé leagan ag ag Ó Duinnín an an mallacht a chuirfeá ar dhuine Colm Traighne ort.

I saw a version by Ó Duinnín of the curse you would put on someone: "Colm Traighne on you."

Sé sin go mbeifeá mbeifeá i do chodladh sa lá agus i do shuí san oíche.

That means you would be asleep during the day and awake at night.

Bhíodh sé chomh

He used to be so.

Ach b'fhéidir go bhfuil aon bhaint aige sin leis ach an oiread leis siúd, a Phádraic, gur daoine daoine óga a chloiseann sa traein nó an traenach.

But maybe that has nothing to do with it either, Pádraic, that it’s young people you hear on the train or the tram.

Mar mar go mbíonn siad ina suí deireanach san oíche.

Because they are up late at night..

Téann tusa a chodladh in am anois na na na laethanta seo ach nuair a bhí tú i do leaid óg abair bheifeá ag teacht abhaile ag a ceathair is a cúig ar maidin.

You go to sleep on time these days but when you were a young lad, sure you’d be coming home at four or five in the morning.

Cúig a chlog ar maidin.

Five o'clock in the morning.