Turas Siar 427 - Pat 'Rua' Ó Raghallaigh (RIP) as Inis Gé faoi agallamh ag Máirtín Tom Sheáinín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG: Báthadh Inis Gé.
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The title identifies Pat 'Rua' Ó Raghallaigh as the speaker, and the context of the recording suggests he is a native speaker from Inis Gé, which is in the Erris region.
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Beirt Deartháireacha Seán agus Micheál agus Micheál Ó Catháin agus Seán Ó Muimhneacháin, fear pósta, ba é m'uncail 'Sea, bhíodh sé pósta ag an seach, móritir
Two brothers Seán and Micheál and Micheál Ó Catháin and Seán Ó Muimhneacháin, a married man, he was my uncle. Yes, he used to be married to the widow, mostly.
Seacht mbliana fichead go dtí bliana is fiche.
Twenty-seven years to twenty-one years.
Bhí muid muintir is óige a bhí amuigh agus agus do dheartháir féin, an duine ab óige a báthadh bá, ba é cheithre bliana déag cheithre bliana déag fear réalach.
We were the youngest people who were out and your own brother, the youngest person who drowned, he was fourteen years, fourteen years, a real man.
Agus d'fhéadfá a rá is dóigh ar bhealach nó ar bhealach eile.
And you could say I suppose in one way or another...
Go raibh beagán gaol idir idir idir iad ar fad, an dream ar bás ó bhoil, bhí gaol ar gach iarlaí gach
There was a little relationship between them all, the group who died of plague, there was a relationship to every earl, every one.