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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Is maith an píosa é sin sea. Is maith an scéal é. Ní raibh ní raibh mórán anois an uair sin na blianta sin ann.
That’s a good piece, yes. It’s a good story. There wasn’t, there wasn’t much then at that time, in those years.
Carraig an an-chrua í le dhul aici.
It is a very hard rock for her to get through.
Bhfuil fhios agat 's éard a bhí ag obair an uair sin cúinse, a Mháirtín, le na fir a chur i dtír uirthi.
Do you know what was working at that time, Máirtín, to get the men to land on her...
Ó sea chuiridís beilteanna orthu agus iad
Oh yes, they would put belts on themselves and on them.
Chaithfeadh siad a dtabhairt i dtír ansin; is minic a dairigh mé m'athair dá raibh an focal Béarla a bhí acu ar an plat form.
They would have to land them there; I often heard my father ask what was the English word they had for the platform.
Agus mhuinseálfadh siad suas ansin iad.
And they would haul them up there.
Bheadh siad ghabhadh siad an-ródh ach an cuid eile bhí sé an-chrua orthu.
They would have gone very far but for the rest it was very hard on them.
Go mór mhór daoine nach raibh déanta ar an bhfarraige acu isteach i lár na tíre.
Especially people who had never been on the sea, into the middle of the country.