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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Gur leaindeáil muid thíos insa mbaile.
That we landed down in the town..
Ba in í an oíche ba chruaidhe.
It was the hardest night..
Agus an oíche ba mhó a raibh faitíos ormsa.
And the night I was most afraid...
B'in é an scéal an fear pósadh.
That was the story of the man getting married.
Gur scéal físíneach a bhí ann.
That it was a visionary story..
Agus fairsing iasc a bhí acu an t-am sin nach bea bhí sé ag rá liom go gceapfadh siad go leor iasc thart anseo.
And they had plenty of fish at that time, if not, he was telling me that they would think there are plenty of fish around here.
Bhí cuid ann agus murlais ar an mbáige 'chuile fheamainn an uair sin.
There was a part there and a murmur on the bay every seaweed at that time..
Is ballaí bhí sé ag rá, 'Sin iad na smaol.
He was saying to the walls, 'Those are the thoughts...