iris aniar billy willy phillip
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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.