Turas Siar 438 - Stair Inis Cé
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The speaker's detailed knowledge of Inis Gé and use of Irish suggest they are a native speaker from the Erris region.
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Clocha a bhí ann agus píosa fleainín timpeall air bhí an PIN, píosa fleainín thart orainn agus cén bunús a bhí leis nó cén creideamh a bhí ann.
They were stones and a piece of flannel around it was the PIN, a piece of flannel around us and what was the basis of it or what belief was there...
Bhoil, bhí sé ráite gur bhoil, níl a fhios agam, ach bhí sé ráite alright go raibh naomhaíocht aici.
Well, it was said that, well, I don't know, but it was said alright that she had holiness..
Gur dódh an teach seo go dtí an áit a raibh síotha ach san áit a raibh sí leagtha ani, ach bhí an tine ní b'fhaide.
That this house was burned down to the place where it was, but in the place where it had been laid before, but the fire was farther...
Ach ní fhaca tú féin iad, ní fhaca mé féin í.
But you yourself didn’t see them, I myself didn’t see her..
Céard iad na an rud a dtugann siad an naomhóg air?
What is the thing that they call the naomhóg?
Bhoil, ní fhaca mé riamh í, is dóigh.
Well, I never saw her, I suppose..
Nollaig cros a bhí ansin.
It was a difficult Christmas there..