iris aniar billy willy phillip

ba 'in i naoi déag seasca

It was in nineteen sixty.

cén fáth a raibh an ainm sin 'an bád francach' air

"Why was that name 'the French boat' on it."

sea

Yes

agus

and

aha

aha

nuair a bhí sé ag teacht anall

when he was coming over

satharn é bhí tancanna móra amuigh ag

Saturday it was big tanks out at.

nuair a bhí na tancannaí sin líonta tá fhios agat

when those tanks were filled you know.

chuirfeadh sé scéal creidim ar an mbád a bhí ag teacht anall as an bhfrainc

I believe he would send a message on the boat that was coming over from France.

ach má chaithfeadh féin

"but even if he/she/it had to"

ní thóg sé i bhfad dó agus dá mbeadh siad agat sa ngeimhreadh

it didn't take him long and if you had them in the winter.