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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Tá tú féin ag cur cain, an bhfuil?
You yourself are joking, aren’t you?
Áit fadó sin i dtosach anois.
A long time ago in the beginning now..
An pór Tá mé dhá chur sa comórtas is mó anois.
The breed I am entering in the biggest competition now.
Dhá chrann a bhí anseo i naoi déag caoga trí nuair a tháinig muid anseo.
There were two trees here in nineteen fifty-three when we came here.
Don dá chrann sin tá an hit bó faillte aige.
For that tree he has the welcome cow hit.
Creidim tá cuid acu anois d'fhás mé abair 'Sin é chuir mé deich mbliana go dtí dhá théadh thart ar an teach ansin iad.
I believe some of them now, I grew up, say, 'That's it, I spent ten years until two would go around the house then them.'
Dúirt mé síos amach, adeir sí, an bhfuil a fhios céard tá siad an-lom.
I said down out, she says, do you know what, they are very bare..