Turas Siar 426 - Mary John Tom Bhreatnach as Glais agus Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: cur síos ar Patrick Monaghan agus a bháthadh.

Sea

Yes.

Bhí sé an-deacair.

It was very difficult.

Bíodh a gcroí ina mbéal acu ag dul suas sa sa bhain.

Let their hearts be in their mouths going up to the bank..

Tá mé ag rá go raibh, is minic a dairigh mé a rá é go raibh fear amháin ann agus

I am saying that there was, I often had to say it, that there was one man there and.

Gurbh fhearr leis fanacht ar an tor níos mó ná trí seachtainí ná a dhul isteach sa bhfuins le thíocht sa mbád a dhul isteach go dtí an bád.

He would prefer to stay on the hill for more than three weeks rather than go into the rushes to come to the boat to go into the boat.

Le dhul sa mbád aríst.

To go in the boat again..

Sea

Yes.

Sea

Yes.

'Sea.

Yes..

Sin é anois é.

That's it now.

Ó nach nach agus leis sin ní hé amháin go raibh siad ag cur na bhfear i dtír air ach chuile shórt a chuaigh i dtír.

Since not only were they taking advantage of the men, but also everything that could be taken advantage of...

Bhoil, bhí an uile shórt, an bia a bhí siad, bhí an 'chuile shórt ag dul ar an bhaint.

Well, there was all sorts, the food they had, there was all sorts going on at the gathering..

Agus a tá fios maith agam féin air faoin ngual bhíodh siad ag taobh amuigh an ghual isteach i málaí agus dá gcuirfeadh sin isteach sa mbád siar an toir.

And I myself have good knowledge of it regarding the coal—they used to be outside, bringing the coal in bags, and if that was put into the boat back in the stern...

'Chuile shórt an uair sin.

Every sort then..

Sea

Yes.