An Fear gan Creideamh
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbef/6100072/6250640 Recording date May 1959 Speaker Laurence Godfrey Address Ballindine, Co. Mayo
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The speaker is identified as Laurence Godfrey from Ballindine, Co. Mayo, and he mentions being seventy-six years old, indicating he is elderly.
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Chaithfeadh 'chuile cheann acu a shiúl an uair sin abhaile.
Each one of them would have to walk home then.
Agus bhí sé críochnaithe ina shagart bhean ríméad air.
And he was finished as a priest, the woman was delighted with him.
Bhí sé ag teacht i bóthar ar chaoi ar bith.
He was coming on the road anyway.
Bhí sé déanta suas ag dul le 'chuile le sagart anocht, tá a fhios agat, agus sagart san oíche amárach agus
He had it arranged to go with every priest tonight, you know, and a priest tomorrow night as well.
Bhí sé ar an mbóthar báis agus tháinig oíche mór fearthainne.
He was on the road of death and a great night of rain came.
Agus le go díreach ar aghaidh an sceitheach seo.
And just straight ahead of this bush..
Agus rith sé isteach faoin sceitheadh.
And he ran in under the leak.
Ní raibh aon bhileog ar uisce nach raibh dlí ghnáth síos scríofa air.
There was no leaf on water that did not have a law of custom written down on it.
Sé rud beag í nó níor chuir sé mórán na sagairt óga, ar ndóigh bhí sé.
It is a small thing or it didn’t bother the young priests much, of course he was...