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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Nó go bhfága Dia an tsráid is dóigh níl maith ar bith ionainn go na trá.
Or until God leaves the street, I suppose there is no good in us until the strand.
Mar sa domhan an tsráid.
Like in the world the street..
Tá cheist amháin le le cur agam ort cén chiall a bhí le dí grá síos ní thuigim é sin bhoil.
I have one question to ask you: what did "dí grá síos" mean? I don't understand that at all.
Chuala mé sin ráite na céadta agus na mílte uair.
I’ve heard that said hundreds and thousands of times.
Agus ní thig liom a thabhairt chun farraige mar
And I can't bring it to the sea because.
'Sea, tigh breá síos breá síos tuigim.
Yes, a fine house down, down I understand..
Agus ar chuala tú riamh an sagart anois nuair a bheadh sé focal ina cic linn trasna, an dtuigeann tú?
And did you ever hear the priest now when he would be a word in a kick with us across, do you understand?
Raghfá síos di gort.
You would go down to the field.