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.
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Micheál Mac Graith is identified in the title as being from Cill Ghallagáin, a part of the Erris region. The use of local dialect markers and his age group is inferred from the context of the conversation.
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Píosa Walk le haghaidh Vet
A piece of Walk for Vet.
Agus an ndeachaigh tú ag na pubanna?
And did you go to the pubs?
Bhoil, m'anam go ndeachaigh cúpla deoch ar mh'anam, go ndeachaigh ar mh'anam, go ndeachaigh isteach sa phub, ní raibh tada ar na cheist, sin é an méid a caitheadh, go mórmhór deireadh seachtaine.
Well, my soul, a couple of drinks went to my soul, went to my soul, went into the pub, there was nothing in question, that’s all that was spent, especially at the weekend.
Ní raibh aon áit eile le le dhul le thíocht isteach i bpub le haghaidh cúpla pinte bia ná cúpla punt.
There was no other place to go to come into a pub for a couple of pints of food or a couple of pounds.
B'in ghabhfá pórtar chomh maith ann.
You could get porter there as well.
Na laethanta a bhí tú ag obair ó Luan go hAoine.
The days you were working from Monday to Friday..
Ó Luan, ó Luan go dtí an lae, Dé Sathairn, meánlae Dé Sathairn an uair sin, dhá oibriú.
From Monday, from Monday to the day, Saturday, midday Saturday then, two working...
Bhí lá fada agat, nach raibh?
You had a long day, didn't you?
Leathuair tar éis a sé, b'fhéidir.
Half past six, maybe..
Sé a chlog bhíodh sé bhíodh sé an am sin ná déag ach b'fhéidir dhá mbeadh sé chaithfeá a bheith jab anyways amuigh thart ar a hocht a chlog ceathrú ina dhiaidh.
It used to be six o'clock, it used to be that time, eleven maybe, but if it was, you would have to be, job anyways, out around eight o'clock, a quarter past.