Turas Siar 59 - Seanleaganacha Cainte
A collection of words and sayings for describing people and their characteristics.Speaker : Pádraic S. Ó Murchú, An Cartúr.
Recording Information
I ndeireadh thabharfadh a bheith ní ba sine a bheith orthu.
In the end, they would have to be older.
Bheadh sé sin síos go dtí barraí a gcuid
That would be down to their very last.
Agus ní bhíodh bríste ar bith ar formhór na ngasúir ag an aois sin.
And most of the boys at that age didn’t have any trousers at all.
Bhíodh na páistí sé nó seacht de bhlianta agus i ngar dó ocht mbliana corruair nuair a théadh siad 'na scoile.
The children used to be six or seven years old and sometimes nearly eight years when they went to school.
Ceithre bliana déag ar a laghad nuair a d'fhágfadh siad an scoil.
At least fourteen years old when they would leave the school.
Caithfidh siad a dhul chomh fada leis an seachtú rang nó
They have to go as far as the seventh class or.
go dtí an t-ochtú rang mar a bhí fan roimhe sin.
up to the eighth class as it was before..
Nuair a bheadh siad ag fás suas
When they would be growing up.
Cheithre bliana déag ansin suas.
Fourteen years then up..
Chomh mór agus a bheadh siad choíche nuair a d'fhágfadh siad an scoil.
As big as they would ever be when they would leave the school.