Turas Siar 446 - Seán Ó hÉilidhe le fear Ros Dúmhach
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The speaker is named in the title as Seán Ó hÉilidhe, and is described as 'fear Ros Dúmhach', indicating he is a native speaker from the Erris region.
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'S é an chaoi a bhfuil muid ag dul siar in áit a dhul chun tosaigh.
The way it is, we are going backwards instead of going forwards.
Dimigh an cumhacht aréir uainn ar a sé a chlog, a Sheáin.
The power went out on us last night at six o'clock, Seán.
Trí soicind ar leath i ndiaidh a naoi.
Three seconds past half past nine.
Agus níor tháinig sé ar ais arís ná go raibh sé i meánoíche.
And he did not come back again until it was midnight.
Bhoil, bhí ceantar Iorrais sa dorchadas uilig.
Well, the Erris area was completely in darkness.
Muintir an Chumhachta i mBéal an Mhuirthead inniu agus dúirt siad gur tharlaigh rud éigin amuigh ag Baile Comhraic.
The people of the Power in Belmullet today and they said that something happened out at Ballycroy.
Bhoil, ní thig leofa an milleán a chur ar an gcálú, ní raibh, ní raibh.
Well, they can't blame the breeding, they can't, they can't...
Bhoil, ní raibh post gálaí ar Éireann, a Sheáin.
Well, there wasn’t a sweeping job in Ireland, Seán.