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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Meas tú an raibh an ceart acu?
Do you think they were right?
Ní raibh muid in ann caradh san Inis Géar.
We were not able to land on Inis Géar.
2 Chéasta, cnogaí agus curach
2 Chéasta, knuckles and a currach.
B'fhiú dhuit a bheith ag iarraidh chaithfeá an curach a bheith leat.
It would be worth your while to try, you would have to have the currach with you.
'Sé aniar ach a bhean is aniar ar an stoirm.
He comes from the west, woman, and the storm comes from the west...
Bhíodh an fharraige ag tíocht trasna cheithre fhóid.
The sea used to come across four sods.
Cheithre mhuintir an oileáin
The four families of the island.
Gheofá saltracha pleainceanna.
You would get dirty blankets.
'Chuile shórt i dtír na leathuair.
Every sort in the land of half-hours..
In aimsir na Árann.
In the time of the Aran Islands..
Raibh saol deas ar an oileán agaibh nuair a bhí sibh óg?
Did you have a nice life on the island when you were young?