Turas Siar 426 - Mary John Tom Bhreatnach as Glais agus Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: cur síos ar Patrick Monaghan agus a bháthadh.
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Mary John Tom Bhreatnach is mentioned in the title as a speaker. Her use of Irish and cultural references suggest she is an elderly native speaker from the Erris region.
Máirtín Mac Donnchadha is mentioned in the title as a speaker. His interaction with Mary suggests familiarity with the dialect and culture.
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Nuair a tháinig an bhás bheadh siad in ann Carraig an Toir a fheiceáil an-doras thiar sa teach.
When death came they would be able to see Carraig an Toir right outside the back door of the house.
Agus ba í maintín a bhí pósta ag Micheál Breathnach.
And it was his aunt who was married to Micheál Breathnach.
Agus is minic a dúirt sí liom go mbíodh sí ina suí ag an gclaí ag faire siar dá chaoineadh.
And she often told me that she used to sit at the fence watching back as she wept.
An bhean bhocht sea, bhí sé brónach go maith.
This poor woman, she was quite sad..
Bhuel, cén aois a bheadh sé thart air, meas tú?
Well, what age would he be, around, do you think?
Bhí sé ráite nach raibh sé ní ní shílim go raibh go raibh sé ina tríocha bliain. Ní shílim é anois.
It was said that he was not, no, I don't think that he was in his thirties. I don't think so now.
Agus ní raibh sé i bhfad pósta.
And he was not long married..
Ní raibh sé pósta ach os cionn trí mhí.
He was only married just over three months.
Agus fuair sé bás ar an seachtú lá déag de Mheán Fómhair naoi déag tríocha seacht.
And he died on the seventeenth day of September, nineteen thirty-seven.
Phós sé bean do Mháire Ní.
He married a wife for Máire Ní..