Turas Siar 425 - Micheál Mac Graith as Cill Ghallagáin, go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam, faoi agallamh ag Caitlín Ní Chonghóile as Ceathrú na gCloch.

Tá

Yes.

Agus nuair a bhíodh na fataí bruite thall agus iad réitithe bhíodh, bhí a fhios acu go mbeadh pota ag teastáil lá arna mhárach, chaithfeadh sé anall arís é.

And when the potatoes were boiled over there and they were prepared, they knew that a pot would be needed the next day, he would have to throw it over again.

M'anam nár mhaith na potaí dorais a chaitheadh an fhad sin.

My soul, the door pots were never meant to be thrown that far..

Bheadh siad i bhfad.

They would be far...

Níl áit

There is no place.

Anois go díreach.

Right now..

Cuimhnigh ag Micheál Mac Craith ar eachtraí a tharla ceithre scór bliain ó shin.

Micheál Mac Craith remembers events that happened eighty years ago.

Is cuimhin leis go maith a dhul 'na scoile.

He remembers well going to school.

Ach is cosúil nár thaitnigh sé rómhór leis.

But it seems he didn't like it too much.

Ní raibh mé sásta ag dul ann ón gcéad lá B'fhearr liom duine éigin a rá liom a dhul síos a dhul ar fataí 'Sea ní ag piocadh fataí ná ag iarraidh ag iarraidh mhóna ná ag iarraidh caoi air ná rud éigin Muise ní raibh tá a fhios agam nuair a bhí Muise ag piocadh slata mara thíos ansin ní fhaca slata mara ghearraigh tú iad ach iad.

I was not happy going there from the first day I would prefer someone to tell me to go down to go picking potatoes Yes, not picking potatoes nor trying to gather turf nor trying to fix it or anything Well, I wasn't, I know when Muise was picking sea rods down there I didn't see sea rods, you cut them, just them..

Agus bhí muid mé féin, mo sheanathair, ag tógáil spota mara.

And it was myself and my grandfather, catching sea trout.

Agus choinneofaí mise ar ndóigh déarfaí liom dhá mbeadh dá dtiocfadh an brat m'athair isteach lá arna mhárach ná dhá lá ina dhiaidh agus déarfaí liomsa caithfidh tú ní ghabhfaidh tú an scoil amárach.

And of course I would be kept back, I would be told if, if my father’s cloak came in the next day or two days after, and I would be told, you must, you will not go to school tomorrow...

Fanfaidh tú go dté muid síos leathbhocht, bhí beirt triúr eile sa mbaile.

You will wait until we go down half broke, there were two or three others in the house..

Tógáil slata mara iad féin.

Building sea rods themselves..

Ach eh

But eh.